What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the ...

The Sugarhill Gang, pioneers of hip-hop, performed in Nashville, showcasing rap's evolution from party music to a dominant genre. Master Gee, a member of the group, discussed the organic growth of hip ...

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

Hip-hop, which emerged from the streets of New York City in the late 1970s, has grown into a global cultural phenomenon. Its influence extends far beyond its own genre, permeating various musical ...

Even when the subjects of rap songs are rather banal — parties, cars, dating, drinking — they cause moral panic around Black joy and the reality of marginalized communities simply taking up space. The ...

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 ...

HISTORY. AUGUST 11TH, 1973, JAMAICAN BORN DJ KOOL HERC PERFORMED AT A PARTY IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, USING TWO TURNTABLES, HE LOOPED MUSICAL BREAKS IN REAL TIME, CREATING MORE SPACE FOR PARTY GOERS TO ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.