Emerging from a swirl of sonic influences, reggaeton began as Panamanian protest music long before Puerto Rican artists ...

Chase B on the making of his new mixtape 'Be Very Afraid,' Travis Scott, and Cactus Jack's role at the nexus of Houston's rap ...

Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard are the two who have generated the staying power to make it as an NBA standout and as a hip-hop artist.

Cardi B sees "I Like It" debut on both of Billboard's global charts as Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show boost drives renewed interest in the hit.

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular ...

President Donald Trump nominated Jeremy Carl to a top spot in the Trump administration’s State Department. Usually, there’d ...

Cardi B’s “Errtime” rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Airplay chart, immediately becoming the rapper's milestone tenth leader ...

Chris Brown reacts after Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, suggesting the NFL needs him next as fans debate culture, music, and hip-hop representation.

Hip hop has been the soundtrack of my life. When I close my eyes, I can still feel the walk to elementary school—morning light low and pale, sneakers darkening with dew—and hear myself half-whispering ...

Kendrick Lamar's not like anybody else. The prolific rapper, fresh off of the umpteenth year that qualified as monumental for the 38-year-old from Compton, Calif., surpassed Jay-Z as the most-awarded ...

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 ...