After a year dominated by one major event—Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar—it’s easy to forget that the sounds pushing rap music forward often come from the fringes. That’s why our annual Rappers to Watch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) SZA and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show ...

This story is the second installment of a three-part series discussing major changes in popular music throughout the course of 2024. Today’s story focuses on the current state of rap music. This year ...

You can often learn just as much—if not more—by examining the downtrodden periods of a genre as opposed to only looking at the highs. So, after we ranked the best years in rap history earlier this ...

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The release of Doechii’s debut mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal has cemented the ascent of a brand-new rap superstar. Unfortunately, it also resurrected a tired, misogynistic conversation among rap ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade-who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

A public tribute event was held Monday for Watts, who died recently at age 54. The Swishahouse record label founder helped Houston's hip-hop sound gain national recognition in the late 1990s.

This graphic illustrates the principles behind the operation of a new type of miniature medical sensor powered by acoustic waves, including those found in music such as rap, blues, jazz and rock. The ...