After watching women MCs spar for pole position in hip-hop over the last few years, in June 2024, Billboard put together its first-ever Hottest Female Rappers List. The 10-slot list not only served as ...

Some of the year’s best songs were pop chart-toppers, instant classics that ruled the radio and the clubs. Others come out of ...

The FADER rounded up the best rap songs of November 2025 with selections from Ice Spice, Fly Anakin, RRoxket, Chow Lee, ...

In a historic recognition for the hip-hop world, GloRilla’s “TGIF” has been crowned the Best Rap Song of 2024 by TIME magazine. Known for her bold and unapologetic style, GloRilla has carved out a ...

Whim Whamiee,” performed by budding Atlanta rappers Pluto and YK Niece was released in February. The song’s undeniable ...

While discussing their new film A Complete Unknown with Billboard, Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning bounced around from Bob Dylan’s lyrics to Nicki Minaj’s legacy, Doechii’s rising stardom and a ...

Apple Music just celebrated its 10-year anniversary by unveiling the Top 500 Most Streamed Songs of All-Time. The list showcases the biggest songs to ever grace the platform. While Ed Sheeran’s “Shape ...

Today’s rap landscape wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneering role of women MCs. In an era when the field was predominantly male in the ’70s and ’80s, these fearless wordsmiths, including ...

From its earliest days, hip-hop has been fundamentally about storytelling, with artists repurposing existing sounds to create new forms of self-expression. While the genre is often perceived as ...

The rap album nominees are a joke this year. J. Cole and Eminem chosen over Schoolboy Q and Vince Staples is crazy, so is snubbing HISS considering it’s one of the rare female rap #1 hits. Kendrick ...