Terry Apala and rising Afrobeats star Mavo announce new single “Apaladisskizzy” dropping at midnight. Fans react as previews spark buzz online.

A star in Wilmington theater for nearly a decade is now the co-star and co-creator of a buzzy off-Broadway hip-hop musical in New York City.

Esaú Ortiz, one of Billboard’s Latin Artists to Watch in 2026 and two-time Premio Lo Nuestro nominee, kicks off the year with an exciting initiative designed for content creators, Billboard can ...

Sunday evening's haul takes his collective Grammys haul to 26, one more than Jay-Z, whose 25 Grammy Awards was the most won ...

For the second year running, Kendrick Lamar is living his best life at the Grammys. A week after his Grammys triumph last ...

A$AP Rocky’s first release in eight years, “Don’t Be Dumb,” reinstates his presence in the rap scene. With charged lyrics and ...

Vets and newbies flexed their best bars in 2025. After being spoiled by a monstrous three-peat from Future, a lyrical face-off between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and scintillating releases from Doechii ...

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82. Brown — ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Over the sort of subtle ShunGu beat that makes you sit up and listen a ...

Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. It is a cultural force that can change any stage it touches. Over the years, a growing group of artists has moved from ...