Among topics like women and status, rap has never shied away from talking about money. The genre is quite literally full of bars about how to get it, how to keep it, and more often than not, how to ...

45GBaby and Chicken P in “Rider (Remix),” directed by TeeGlazedIt Production; Tha Hot Girls in “We on Fire,” directed by PineVpple Films; 1Up Tee in “Need Dat,” directed by Laced Visuals. Graphic by ...

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 ...

Cardi B has become one of hip-hop’s most recognizable and influential figures, known for her sharp lyrical style, unapologetic personality, and chart-topping hits like Bodak Yellow and I Like It, ...

The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

On Sunday afternoon (Feb. 2), hours before the 67th annual Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar was awarded a golden gramophone for Best Rap Song at a pre-show premiere ceremony at the Cypto.com arena in Los ...

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

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 ...

The conversation around rap’s song of the summer is too boring and outdated; I’ll leave that for the mainstream podcasts. For me, it’s much more interesting to think about it on a smaller and more ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...