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 ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Babyface Ray, Joey Badass, and Playboi Carti. Do y’all see what happens when you hype up rap beef like that? Seemingly the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...