Counting down some personal favorites, including a major rap tour, the sublime bridge in a breakup song and Timothée Chalamet ...

After calling for peace between Young Thug and Gunna, 21 Savage ignited a broader debate about street codes, snitching, ...

At the start of 2025, Zaytoven felt uneasy about where Atlanta hip-hop was headed. The scene he’d known was … in a rut. Both he and the city were in mourning, with how many key players and folk heroes ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

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

Did you know that the first-ever hit single from pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, 1993's "Player's Ball", was a Christmas song?

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

Artwork for The Feast, the latest release by Nigeria’s best known rapper, Falz. Bahd Guys Records by Paul Onanuga, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Nigerian rapper, actor and social media star Falz ...

Friday — the first of his three-night takeover at Alpharetta’s Helium Comedy Club — T.I. had a commanding stage presence ...

In an exclusive interview with Okayplayer, Latto reflects on growth, confidence and the creative clarity guiding her into ...

Dust-to-Digital, the eclectic Atlanta music label, is partnering with the University of California, Santa Barbara on an online archive of rare recordings.

Vets and newbies flexed their best bars in 2025. After being spoiled by a monstrous three-peat from Future, a lyrical face-off between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and scintillating releases from Doechii ...