With his alter ego, Slim Shady, he revolutionized rap with his complex rhyme schemes, controversial lyrics, and unmatched technical skills, making him the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT RAP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

Indeed, here below are three songs that explain rap in the 1980s. After rap music’s salad days in the late 1970s and into the first few months of 1980, it was Run-DMC who pushed the style further.

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New London’s Hailie Krueger is one of the trailblazers in the sport, and definitely comes from a wrestling family. “We have a sign in our living room that says, ‘we interrupt this family for ...

Released on Valentine’s Day, Some Sexy Songs 4 U mixes rap and R&B in a patented Drake style across 21 tracks and 74 minutes, although the album dips into guitar-strummed pop on Die Trying ...

He begins the rap with, “Drake elimination ... In his record-breaking song, Not Like Us, the 37-year-old accuses the Hotline Bling crooner of being a paedophile. Fans unimpressed by Drake's ...

a rap beef, I'm tryna get the party lit." Elsewhere in the song, Drake thanks those who have been loyal to him. "I appreciate the fans rocking with me/ This is really just a small token," he raps ...

One standout track, “Gimme a Hug,” finds Drake addressing past conflicts and rap beefs, including a pointed remark aimed at Joe Budden. On the track, Drake raps about overcoming challenges and ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

Love has been a singular driving force in popular music for centuries, resulting in everything from R&B torch songs to power ballads. But what about in rap? While hip-hop has often had a ...