The N.B.A. washout LiAngelo Ball debuted his track “Tweaker” on a livestream. It’s proving to be much more than a novelty.

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...

You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…”, “The Top…” or “The Most…” among other ...

Not only may Illmatic be the greatest rap album ever (also one of the greatest ... this may be at the top. While AZ’s verse on the Nas song above made him immortal, it didn’t exactly lead ...

There’s a reason Paul Wall is called “The People’s Champ.” Several, actually. Not only is the Houston rap icon a Southern ...

That brought Beyoncé's career total nominations to a whopping 99, making her the most nominated artist in Grammys history. Another amazing feat: “Cowboy Carter” tied Michael Jackson's “Thriller” for ...

Juvenile and Soulja Slim run the gamut here, delivering one of the strongest rap choruses ... OutKast’s best song? Absolutely not. But it is, maybe, one of the greatest #1 hits ever written.

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, atmospheric production style influenced by jazz, the album explores past ...

These included high-profile categories like Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance ... even in a crowded and ever-changing music industry. With such numbers, Kendrick Lamar ...

Rush may have opened up doors that no other prog band could, but they have had some strange detours that are a bit uncomfortable.

Drake has threatened to sue his own record label over its push for Lamar’s song “Not Like ... and underground rap landscapes feel more disconnected than ever.” For those willing to dig ...