A couple years ago, the Kennedy Center (before the name change and subsequent performance cancellations) put a spotlight on ...

Barack Obama’s 2025 playlist features Hip Hop, Afrobeats, and R&B standouts like Kendrick Lamar, Burna Boy, and Drake. See the full breakdown on REVOLT.

Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

The streaming giant beat out Paramount and Comcast after a unanimous board vote. 20 hours ago With part of his job at the audio-based fitness app Aaptiv being the curation of background tracks for ...

For the last week of Hispanic Heritage Month, music journalist Sandra Treviño points to Latine artists who are weaving traditional music into their takes on the uniquely American genre. Chicago ...

Mamdani won the 2025 NYC mayoral election in November, defeating several established candidates in what many called a stunning upset. He’ll be sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City on January 1 ...

Hip-Hop Wired is back with another spotlight on artists you need to tap into this month, and September’s lineup is stacked with dope talent. First up is Dre Carter, a South Jersey rapper and ...

Another 4/20 is upon us. Hip-hop culture and cannabis go hand in hand like rolling papers and sticky green. We have your kick covered from laid-back vibes to smoke session anthems. We get it. Listen ...

Journalist and cultural critic Candace McDuffie is the author of “50 Rappers Who Changed the World,” a book that encompasses hip-hop’s earliest pioneers, current hitmakers, and most influential and ...

If a rap single hasn’t gone number one on the Billboard Hot 100, does that mean the genre is in decline? “I think that now the genre is as interesting as ever because of how quickly it's mutating,” ...