James Broadnax was executed April 30 after courts rejected filings related to rap lyrics he'd written, racial makeup of his ...

Stacker scoured Billboard charts from the '80s and chose 25 of the top bands whose music became the soundtrack of the decade.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame isn’t a sweet, sweet fantasy of Mariah Carey’s. After TMZ asked the singer if she was upset that ...

Mamdani, who rapped under the monikers "Young Cardamom" and "Mr. Cardamom," has described himself as a "C-list rapper." ...

Rap music was invented in the early 1970s. According to lore, the musical style was first on display at a party in the fall—family and friends gathering around the turntables to mark the important ...

The year was 1988. Hip-hop music was really taking shape thanks to big name artists like Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J. It was a year before the Grammy Awards would hand out the first ...

Two weeks after the Grammy Awards recognized the life and legacy of the music pioneer whose influence catapulted Houston’s hip-hop sound to national recognition in the late 1990s, family, friends and ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

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 ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...