By Michael Saponara Megan Thee Stallion traded champagne for a crispy chicken sandwich as the Houston Hottie opened her first Popeyes restaurant in Miami on New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). Explore Megan ...

Part 2 of our annual countdown of the top 50 local songs of 2025, featuring a range of artists from music legends to high ...

In 2025, GNX became the most streamed rap album on Spotify, a significant achievement in a crowded and competitive genre.

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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 ...

Pooh Shiesty's post-prison release, "FDO," storms to a No. 1 debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the rapper's first champ and the Hot 100's top 25.

From Puerto Rico's global music takeover to the high-profile criminal trial of a hip-hop mogul, 2025 had no shortage of music news. Artists protested across stages and streaming platforms; they ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Photos by Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Marleen Moise/Getty Images, Lester Cohen/Getty Images, Victor Boyko/Getty Images. The year 2025 began as a mess, and only got worse as time progressed. Everything ...

During the week of October 25 through November 1, for the first time in 35 years, no rap songs appeared on Billboard’s top 40. For many, it signaled the death knell of hip-hop’s slow, but imminent, ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...