Kendrick Lamar’s GNX is the most streamed rap album on Spotify in 2025 with 2.98 billion streams and leads the 2026 Grammy ...

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of ...

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THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED RAP SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more Greatest gainer this week Gains In Performance K.L.Duckworth, ...

The “six-seven” shrug—so viral that it has been tapped as the 2025 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com—is the latest of the unending stream of nonsensical jokes, rituals, and competitions that spread ...

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 ...

In "Songs From the Hole," James "JJ '88" Jacobs (portrayed above by Devonte Hoy) chronicles the struggles that led to his incarceration with a staggering visual hip-hop album composed behind bars.

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The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.