When you fight the past, the past fights back.
Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...
The “Stranger Things” cast came together to recap the entire series in the form of a rap song for Jimmy Fallon’s “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday. All the stars joined in on the fun, including cast ...
Starting in the late ’70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then, in 1990, a breakthrough. Hip-hop and rap tracks began infiltrating the ...
The legendary producer had an interesting take on mainstream rap's downward trend. By Angel Diaz The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week. On ...
Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.
It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...
IHC, a global investment company focused on building dynamic value networks, announced plans to merge its flagship portfolio companies 2PointZero, Multiply Group, and Ghitha Holding into a single ...
Could LL Cool J or Chance the Rapper be dark horses in this race? Billboard breaks down the potential nominees for best rap album at the 2026 Grammys. By Kyle Denis Clipse has earned just one single ...
If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...
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