It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined ...

Gigi Stoll is a national champion, an Epson Tour winner, and LPGA player who is also an aspiring hip-hop artist.

A couple years ago, the Kennedy Center (before the name change and subsequent performance cancellations) put a spotlight on ...

New release reflects ongoing shifts in independent music distribution and audience engagement through digital platforms. This release reflects broader changes in how independent artists distribute ...

Hip-hop began in 1973 Bronx as a voice against racism and inequality, rooted in DJing, rapping, dance, and graffiti. It later ...

Tune in to ABC News Studios' “Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections." For the past 50 years, hip-hop has solidified its position in the United States and on the international front as a ...

Lamar's earnings came despite the absence of a new solo album in 2025. Instead, his revenue was driven largely by streaming ...

Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

Over the last eight months a lot has been deservedly written about the importance of hip-hop culture as part of the ongoing celebration of its 50th anniversary. There have been tributes, oral ...

"Hip-hop was my therapy before therapy was." On a fall afternoon, J.C. Hall's hip-hop therapy studio at New York's Mott Haven Community High School in the Bronx is buzzing, with students gathered ...