"We are sorry. Our intention was to show how much we loved the category of old school hip hop because it greatly influences ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ken Carson, Lil Yachty and Sexyy Red.

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A music executive who authorities say is a leader of a notorious Los Angeles street gang appeared in court Tuesday to face ...

Hip-Hop Wired caught up with the New Orleans native at Dreamville Festival sharing with us his strong commitment to critiquing the state of the music, and announced a new project.

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 ...

From the golden age of rap to present day, look at (and listen to) some of the most iconic funk samples ever used in hip-hop, and watch WE WANT THE FUNK! on PBS.

Ye - formerly Kanye West - blasted J. Cole and his music during another X rant on Tuesday night (April 1), but it didn't seem ...

But sadly, the Soul Sonic Force—comprised of Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow, The G.L.O.B.E and DJ Jazzy Jay—has lost one its members.

Ye has had multiple targets in his rants on X (formerly Twitter), but there is always room for more. The 47-year-old opened ...

Indian female rappers have been carving their own space in the hip-hop industry, breaking barriers and asserting their ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...