Wot no hip-hop?: The Billboard Top 30 is rap free – for the first time in 35 years

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...

R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Jai'Len Josey, Rozzzqween, Icewear Vezzo & More

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from ...
ecoustics

Focal Naim Unveils ‘Mixed on Focal #6’ and Hip Hop & Rap Vol. 2 — Curated Playlists for People Who Actually Care About Sound

Discover the latest “Mixed on Focal” HD playlists from Focal Naim America, featuring tracks mixed by top engineers on Focal studio monitors—now streaming in high-res. The main course is “Mixed on ...
The Source

15 Hip-Hop Tracks That Bring the Halloween Energy All Year Long

It’s spooky season and when October rolls around, hip-hop fans know the season is not just about costumes and candy, it is about eerie beats, dark storytelling, and the kind of energy that lives ...
Defector

The Zohran Mamdani Mayoral Rap Playlist

New York City has Mamdani fever! Our new mayor-elect made it official on Tuesday, after a savvy final push where Zohran spent ...
Hit Channel

For the First Time in 35 Years, No Rap Songs Appear in Billboard’s Hot 100 Top 40

For the first time in 35 years, not a single rap song cracked Billboard’s Top 40. Kendrick’s “Luther” fell off — and ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Hip-Hop’s Evolution Through Tech: A Brief History of Advancement

Hip-Hop has evolved tremendously in its 50 years of existence. Technology is one of the main factors that help the art form become the beast it is. The music genre is not just known for the hit ...
AllHipHop

Rap’s New Renaissance: Why Older Hip-Hop Artists Are Thriving

“For Mature Audiences Only” – Scribe Shad Reed Discusses Aging Gracefully in Hip-Hop And Where We Are Now. Despite it being more than a decade ago, I still vividly remember speaking with DJ Jazzy Jeff ...