Rap professor Mickey Factz says bars can be learned but it also still must be earned. He talks to Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur about ...

Bay Area Rapper LaRussell has teamed up with local high schoolers to showcase his regional anthem “I’m From The Bay,” releasing a set of music videos during the past week and as recently as this ...

Gabriel Taylor, center, sprays other children with bubbles at Sundance Square after a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 2, 2025. Tony Gutierrez / AP PHILADELPHIA — ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Tupac Shakur's earliest demo tape and handwritten lyrics from his Born Busy days are now up for auction thanks to longtime friend and collaborator Ge-ology.

Legends of rap and hip-hop, as well as some up-and-coming artists, are heading to Reno-Tahoe stages to kick off 2026 — including Talib Kweli, Mickey Avalon and a ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Limpopo rapper Katlego “Shebeshxt” Chauke has claimed Thobela FM’s Song of the Year 2025 for his hit track “Rato Laka”, featuring Zee Nxumalo, Naqua SA, and Slidoo Man. The award was announced just ...

Serving as the debut single of the soul pop duo, Gnarls Barkley came onto the scene completely sure of who they were and well ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

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