With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

“It was so synchronized,” Tauheed Epps, the Grammy-winning hip-hop artist and entrepreneur known as 2 Chainz, told an ...

There was plenty good news in the world of Hip-Hop. In a world often filled with challenges, 2025 has shown us that hope, resilience, and positive change continue to shine through the Hip-Hop ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Kendrick Lamar won four Grammy awards and defended hip-hop culture after critics questioned the genre’s popularity throughout 2025. Kendrick Lamar made his point clear at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

The screening of Wild Style highlights another milestone in Freddy's career. Widely considered one of the earliest films to portray hip-hop culture, the movie follows the fictional story of a graffiti ...

Ever since I was introduced to the style of hip-hop dance, hip-hop and rap music have been focal to my music taste. I stretch and warm up to artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. or Dr. Dre. The heavy ...

Sylvia Rhone is the first Black woman to lead a major label, becoming Chairman & CEO of Elektra Records. Although Elektra wasn’t a hip-hop label, many successful rap acts fell under her tutelage. She ...

The release of 50 Cent’s controversial Netflix documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” has done more than just shine a light on one now-disgraced mogul; it has forced fans to confront the enduring ...

Most people would never put Shakespeare and Kendrick Lamar in the same sentence. One composed sonnets for the Elizabethan ...

Explore 16 heartbreaking rap songs that confront grief, trauma, and survival. From Eminem to Rod Wave, these tracks reveal Hip Hop’s emotional depth.