Billions of digital impressions each year. Freestyle rap—deeply rooted in the Bronx’s 1970s hip-hop movement, where DJ Kool Herc’s breakbeats laid the foundation for MCs to hype up crowds ...

Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud has become one of the most storied rap beefs ... During the BET Hip Hop Awards, Lamar seemingly snuck in a dig at Drake during his freestyle performance with ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY MAINSTREAM R&B/HIP-HOP RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY ...

In "Gimme a Hug," Drake claims he doesn't care about "a rap beef; I’m tryna get the party lit." This is the Canadian rapper's first album since Kendrick Lamar resurfaced their rap beef last ...

Kendrick, though, is passionate about rap as an artform, and said the success of Not Like Us and being chosen as the first solo hip-hop artist to front the halftime show "meant everything".

Hasél became a lightning rod that rallied people across Spain to fight for artistic freedom. He continues to speak out ...

One standout track, “Gimme a Hug,” finds Drake addressing past conflicts and rap beefs, including a pointed remark aimed at Joe Budden. On the track, Drake raps about overcoming challenges and ...

4 Top Officials Say They Will Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation With Trump Four deputy mayors to Mayor Eric Adams of New York are leaving after Mr. Adams embraced President Trump’s immigration ...

Compiled by the Official Charts Company, the UK's biggest Hip Hop and R&B songs of the week, based on sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, across a seven day period.

But what about in rap? While hip-hop has often had a contentious relationship with those willing to express their gentler side, some of the best rap love songs have become huge hits. These 25 rap ...

World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, suffering a disappointing campaign without a single win after losing to Alireza Firouzja in the seventh-place playoff in ...