Sam Gabel, the San Francisco-born rapper who goes by the moniker Professa Gabel, enjoys a plush lifestyle. Great wine. The best kush. His lyrics regularly wax poetic on catching last-minute flights to ...

The self-titled debut album by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand has been named one of the best of the 21st Century so far ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some of the best soundtracks ...

Hip Hop freestyles from the 1990s represent some of the genre's most electrifying and pivotal moments, often serving as launching pads for iconic careers. From Nas's groundbreaking verse alongside ...

Ghostface Killah's Debut Album 'Ironman' Was Certified Gold 28 Years Ago Ghostface Killah's 'Ironman' Gold 28 Years ...

President Biden formally blocked the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese steelmaker, citing national security concerns. The company said that it may have to cut thousands of union jobs without the sale.

“Povo no Poder,” or “People in Power,” by the rap star Azagaia, has become the unofficial anthem of the protests over a disputed election. By Tavares Cebola and John Eligon Tavares Cebola ...

Skillz has brought back his popular year end recap with the “2024 Rap Up.” Thankfully he is back with a surprise edition with an accompanying video treatment. From the opener Skillz let us ...

This week, we tackled the very best K-pop songs of 2024, and today we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of, what we believe to be, the strongest rap albums from 2024. Whether it was the surprise ...

In an unexpected turn of events that has sent shockwaves through the music industry, Variety magazine has released its annual “Worst Songs of 2024” list, featuring some of rap’s biggest names.

JOE COSCARELLI Last year, rap was dead, at least according to the Billboard charts and the health-of-the-genre hand-wringers obsessed with them. This year, thanks to big singles and albums from ...

Highlighting our favorite bars from one of the most memorable years in rap. By Angel Diaz The second half of this year was a bar-fest, dominated by some of the genre’s biggest and brightest stars.