LL Cool J‘s “Murdergram Deux,” a bass-heavy track off of his latest album ... cover “Live from Death Row” also appeared in the music video. A Rolling Stone review called the hip-hop ...

However, in recent years, there has been a massive slump in album sales numbers, all while the genre remains more popular than ever. So, what gives? Hip-hop's impact is undeniable. In 2018 ...

His Playboi Carti collaboration “FE!N” is up for Song of the Year, and his album Utopia is nominated for Hip-Hop Album of the Year. Utopia arrived in July 2023, marking the Houston artist’s ...

On Friday, Lyte released her 9th studio album, 1 of 1. Executive produced by Grammy Award-winner Warryn Campbell, the project ...

Ever since DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper in 1988, the double LP has become a Hip Hop staple. The sheer volume and intensity of work that goes into such an ...

14), Eminem’s 2005 best-of compilation, Curtain Call: The Hits, joins the ranks as the sixth album to reach the milestone – and the first hip-hop set. More from Billboard Wu-Tang Clan's Method ...

Hot off the drop of his latest album VIP, Zay stops by The Break to share a few more details about how he got into rapping, his standout moments to date and his goal in hip-hop. I got into rapping ...

Earwitness testimony from a crowded D.C. record store on a recent Saturday afternoon: An employee minding the shop turntable cued up a popular 2020 rap album and the room’s telepathic traffic ...

Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending Friday, September 6, 2024. Delayed for a few weeks, Chow Lee’s new album arrives to continue the summer of sexy drill kicked off by his partner-in ...

In fact, back in 2017, it was reported that hip-hop surpassed rock for the first time as the biggest (which we'll quantify using Billboard's method — album and song sales, plus streaming numbers ...

Nas then uncoils “Illmatic,” backed by the orchestra, on the album’s 30th anniversary. The rapper closes with his band in a rap-jam in front ... at this classic no-cover hang.

Mavi was still studying neuroscience at Howard University when his debut album, “Let the Sun Talk,” caught the ear of hip-hop audiences hungry for weighty and vulnerable rhymes delivered at a ...