One thing that's cool about hip-hop is that there's no right or wrong way to go about it. Since hip-hop's inception in the '70s, the genre has expanded to a number of subgenres including conscious rap ...

We don't talk about the sound of rap anymore, because there isn't one. Or two. Or twelve. The map is more like a metaverse, a malleable collection of regional sounds, virtual alliances and divergent ...

When Jay-Z and Kanye West launched their classic album Watch the Throne back in 2011, they racked up earnings that look almost quaint in hindsight. Jay-Z banked $37 million, topping the Forbes ...

*New York, NY – BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) is excited to celebrate the 2021 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, paying tribute to the top songwriters, producers and music publishers of the previous year. The ...

Check out the full list of 2021 BET Hip Hop Award nominees. Cardi B, Lil Durk, and Megan Thee Stallion lead the nominations for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, with nine nods each. Both Cardi B and Lil ...

Hip hop is a multi-billion-dollar musical movement that is now at the center of mainstream culture. It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party ...

If you’ve been reading Paste this year, you know a lot of music came out in 2021. Hip-hop was no exception, and despite a pandemic, it was a blessing in disguise to the many musicians who had an ...