The local rapper and his entourage of collaborators brought warm energy to Cactus Club on Dec. 21.

The year 2025 was rich with new original music from New Jersey and here's a sample of the 13 best the state has to offer.

Dahlak Brathwaite’s “Try/Step/Trip,” part of the Under the Radar festival, uses the language of step to express the ...

Rumors of MTV’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In October, it was announced that many of MTV’s subchannels in Europe ...

The end of the year means so many different things, but for the music lovers, it’s always been “list season.” If you’re among ...

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 ...

Explore the best rap albums of 2025, from Clipse to Cardi B. These projects defined the year’s sound and spirit. Dive into ...

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 ...

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 ...

Record labels' deals with AI music generation platforms bring more questions than answers heading into a crucial 2026.

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 ...