At first, the rise of the 20-year-old rapper known as ian seems like a familiar story: Inspired by Atlanta rap music, he started self-releasing music on SoundCloud, went viral and landed a deal with ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee State University will make homecoming history this week when Grammy-nominated rap icon Jeezy takes the stage at Hale Stadium as part of the Roar on the Yard ...
From Kendrick's GNX domination to GloRilla's string of radio hits, which rappers have the strongest chances at next year's ceremony? By Kyle Denis From record-breaking tours to seismic comebacks, it’s ...
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 ...
President Donald Trump has just dropped his latest promotional video like it’s hot on Truth Social—soundtracked, inconceivably, to Dr. Dre’s 1999 hit “The Next Episode.” The short clip features an ...
New Orleans and Louisiana have left an indelible mark on rap music as the home state of some of the genre's biggest stars and most iconic record labels. Five albums by Louisiana artists were selected ...
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 ...
Walter Jones, the original Black Power Ranger, is chasing a new spotlight as he launches a rap career at 54 with Detroit grit and fresh beats. Walter Emanuel Jones is remembered by a generation as ...
Hip-hop is in a complicated place right now. It’s not the dominant force it once was, but it remains the engine of popular music, with flashier, more global genres borrowing its strategies, sounds, ...
Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. Money never sleeps and on “L.O.A.T.” Veeze is especially restless. The song half-inverts typical ...
Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of “Highest 2 Lowest” (streaming now on Apple TV+), so beware if you haven’t seen it yet. Do not get in a rap battle with Denzel ...
Dr. A.D. Carson, the professor who defended a rap album as his Ph.D. dissertation, is redefining Hip-Hop as both scholarship and culture. Bars and Books! Hip-Hop has always been a culture of ...