Every week, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the previous seven days, awarding one ...

North West, the eldest daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, recently shared a short video teasing a beat she produced ...

When 2026 rolls in, it'll have been 32 years since 69 Boyz dropped the smash song and dance hit "Tootsie Roll," from the 1994 ...

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant — and he may once again make history at the ...

The Hip-Hop world lost a true pioneer when Gene “Groove” Allen passed away in February 2025. As a key member of Groove B. Chill, Allen helped bridge the gap between Hip-Hop’s golden era and mainstream ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...