It’s thanks to the best rappers of all time that hip-hop has continued to grow and become the beloved genre and influence it is today. Born in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop music has become something ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a late start — he didn't reach Billboard's charts until 2009 — Drake sprinted to the lead through a prolific schedule of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Hip Hop, a hit single can put an artist on the radar. But a debut album reveals whether they’re built to last. It’s the first ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

When I asked him to elaborate (mainly because my mother—God rest her soul—didn’t), he said that people who were parents now were the ’70s and ’80s kids who grew up with Hip-Hop as it fought for its ...

The game changed. Not slowly — overnight, it felt like. Independent hip-hop artists who once spent thousands pressing CDs now upload a track from a bedroom and reach listeners in 40 countries before ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from IDK, Reason, and TiaCorine. The avalanche of new releases in hip-hop continued this week, albeit at a slightly slower rate than ...

In today’s Hip Hop climate, shaped by algorithms, fleeting trends, and social media virality, the genre stands at a cultural crossroads. Much of what rises to the top is driven less by substance and ...

Drake leads Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Artists of the 21st Century list with 30 No. 1 songs and 15 No. 1 albums. Beyoncé, The Weeknd, and Lil Wayne are some of the other stars who made the list. The ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Doechii, Gelo, and Gunna. Although Doechii’s re-released fan favorite, “Anxiety,” isn’t technically a new song, I think it’s ...

Numbers don’t lie. People do, but numbers are speakers of truth. So when Billboard officially ranked Drake as the top R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the 21st century, cementing his dominance over the past two ...