Cent’s signature song 'In Da Club' has entered a rare echelon among streaming hits by surpassing 2 billion streams on Spotify ...

Cent's "In Da Club" hit 2 billion Spotify streams in January 2026, capping his record year as New York's top streaming rapper.

Lana Del Rey keeps changing album titles, A$AP Rocky waited eight years, and BTS returns from military service. Here's what's ...

Drill rapper Kay Flock couldn’t have headed a ruthless crew that terrorized the Bronx with rampant gun violence because he has an “intellectual disability,” his lawyers argued — as the convicted ...

Gorillaz embark on yet another globetrotting adventure on “Damascus,” the animated outfit’s new single with Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman. “Damascus” gets ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

It's got people all over the place scratching their heads. Is the actor Timothée Chalamet and Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid actually the same person? The Wonka star was asked directly about the theory ...

What does good rapping sound like in 2025? It depends on who you ask. It’s no secret that hip-hop is more splintered than ever, with different pockets and intersections thriving in their own ...