While fans and podcasters have been dissecting Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s 2024 rap feud incessantly, the Compton wordsmith has revealed that, for him, it was simply about the art of battle rap. In a ...

Drake vs Kendrick Lamar is the biggest beef in recent rap history. It’s a fight that’s gone miles beyond the usual lyrical ...

Singer-songwriter and rapper Doechii's ascent has been as steady as her flows. The Tampa, Florida native has long been a star to watch, from her 2019 compilation "Coven Music Session, Vol.

Don't mind us crying after watching Doechii's acceptance speech at the 2025 Grammy Awards. "I don't wanna make this long but this category was introduced in 1989 and only two women have won ...

“Sometimes I low key be feelin like I wanna get in the URL battle rap ring,” he tweeted. “Pick someone and let’s get this shit rockin.” He later states that “nobody is off the table ...

A reputed member of a Lynn-based drug gang that poses as a rap music label will plead guilty to federal racketeering charges in connection with the group’s activities, including murder ...

Although the Grammy Awards came out in 1959, the Recording Academy didn’t debut the Best Rap Performance award until 1989, a year in which it was awarded to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT RAP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

While there are plenty of recent rap songs that sampled early 2000s sounds, they mostly rip a loop and put it under modern drums. “Tweaker,” with its NOLA bounce-inspired percussion and ...

It’s proving to be much more than a novelty. By Jon Caramanica How will rap hits get made in 2025? Judging by the year’s first unexpected hip-hop breakthrough, the answer is by accident ...

Kelyan Bossaka’s family have described a rap about his murder as ‘shocking and disgusting’ (Picture: Nick Edwards/PA/UKNIP) The family of a 14-year-old boy fatally stabbed on a bus in south ...