Rap and hip-hop legend dies at 66: ‘A creative force who touched countless hearts’ Apr. 9, 2026, 5:15 a.m. Hip-hop legend who ...

A much-hyped double album finds the two reveling in a mutual influence that has bloomed for a decade, shaping a scene in the ...

And 2026 is shaping up t o be a big year for rap releases. We’re expecting Iceman from Drake, Baby Boi from Playboi Carti, ...

A new act signed by the Maryland legislature brings long-overdue limits to how prosecutors weaponize art in the courtroom ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

Shawna and Mia are taking Miami by storm. They figured out their aesthetic, their raps are crisp, and their production is top notch thanks to help from Lamont, Mia’s baby father. In episode seven of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Hasse is a cannabis and psychedelics reporter and book author. Tens of millions of social media followers. Thousands of ...

Chisolm formed the group in Columbia, South Carolina in 1979 along with Angie B and Cheryl the Pearl. Their 1979 single “Funk ...

It’s a cycle on repeat: A beloved rapper is murdered. Family, friends and fans react online. The case is investigated yet typically goes unsolved. The hip-hop community calls for change, but there ...

I made a rap song in only one hour! Writing, recording, and mixing a song isn't a quick process, but we're gonna speed it up ...

Drill rap songs are number one with a bullet. And that’s terrifying to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, cops and victims of the genre’s sometimes trigger-happy rappers, who glorify killing in their ...

Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...