Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

Enjoy this week's list, featuring new songs from Drake ("Gimme a Hug"), Offset ("Ten"), Gucci Mane ("Preference") and more. See you next week.

Hailing from the streets of Nashville, TN, Nixed is an independent hip-hop sensation with a style as diverse as the city that raised him. Known for his ...

Kendrick Lamar, one of hip-hop’s most venerated artists for the past decade, performed “Not Like Us,” a diss track aimed at ...

Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver takes us back to the 00s with a curated playlist of hits.

Kendrick Lamar will "put rap culture on the forefront, where it needs to be" during his performance at the Super Bowl LIX ...

The history of Nigerian mainstream music is filled with a rich collection of hit songs that capture the evolution and ...

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

The ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ hitmaker credited her sobriety and spoke directly to Black women watching as she accepted ...