Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics. Both call for action against the oppressive political class. In 2020, when ...

Fifteen years after Animal and Cannibal, Kesha is finally feeling glittery again. Now that her long legal battle with producer Dr. Luke is over, she’s ready to reembrace her career breakthrough, which ...

Just a few days in, Kesha is already having a killer 2025. The "Delusional" singer took to X on Thursday (Jan. 2) to crow ...

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 ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

In 2024, the song of the year was so undeniable and inescapable that we don’t even have to bother naming it. This year, the landscape is much trickier. Twenty twenty-five hasn’t produced a ...

Rolling Stone ranks the best Afropop songs of the year featuring Adekunle Gold, Rema, Moily, Theodora, Tyla, Davido, Bien, ...

DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to "Trap Christmas"...rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

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 ...

Doechii’s “Nissan Altima” emerged as one of 2025’s most discussed breakout rap tracks. Featuring stinging lyricism, dramatic cries and jolting beat changes, the track showcased her range and ...

Man and woman arrested after early morning shooting in Northeast Baltimore A man and a woman have been arrested following a shooting early Sunday morning in Northeast Baltimore, according to ...

Tyler, The Creator continues to defy expectations with Don’t Tap the Glass, one of the most intriguing rap albums of 2025. Nine months after CHROMAKOPIA and on the eight-year anniversary of Flower Boy ...