Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay ...

Explore 19 Hip Hop and R&B artists who earned Best New Artist Grammy nominations, from Lauryn Hill to Doechii. See part one ...

After making a bid for the canon of grown-ass man rap albums with 2023’s Quaranta, Danny Brown has gone in the opposite direction with Stardust, an album that wholly embraces the Gen Z-oriented genre ...

The Raptors return after a much needed break to face a slew of Eastern Conference foes. Can they regain their mojo?

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

Daiaphi Lamare, known professionally as Reble, opened 2025 with the freedom of fearless expression. At just 22, the Meghalaya ...

We’ve got melancholy brunettes, sad women, West End girls, man’s best friends. These albums represent all different styles and beats and genres — but this is the music that kept us moving forward all ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where ...

Rolling Stone didn’t put “Sinners” on their top 20 films of the year (but DID put “Weapons”) because even when Black people ...

Doechii and Olivia Dean are the top artists to watch in 2026. Here's why they and a number of artists made the cut.

And after quite the successful year, Tampa native Doechii is reaching a new milestone. The Grammy Award-winning "Swamp ...

Dallas-Fort Worth hip-hop has become a hotspot for discovering the next superstar. With New Dallas being the talk of the city, the drill scene’s undeniable popularity and boogie music making a ...