With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from a new A Boogie banger to a sultry collaboration between Lojay and Tyla. Be ...
Discover the latest “Mixed on Focal” HD playlists from Focal Naim America, featuring tracks mixed by top engineers on Focal studio monitors—now streaming in high-res. The main course is “Mixed on ...
Nas praised Kendrick Lamar and Clipse for revitalizing Hip-Hop in 2025 and said the genre continues to thrive.
Havoc reflects on one Mobb Deep iconic track in a new interview, revealing its massive impact on rap and hip hop.
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Our final exposition of the year heads to the many places and spaces invented and extended by the late Donald Byrd. Throughout the year, our In Hip-Hop and Beyond series explored some of music's most ...
Since the inception of hip-hop, rap duos have played a pivotal role in shaping the genre. These dynamic partnerships often stem from a blend of vocalists and producers, lifelong friends or even ...
Hip-Hop has evolved tremendously in its 50 years of existence. Technology is one of the main factors that help the art form become the beast it is. The music genre is not just known for the hit ...
This set the foundation for vibrant and radical hip hop music. With time, MCs started rhyming over these beats in a new form of expression called rap, described as “no melody, strong beat, and talk.” ...
New research shows playlists push sameness in hip-hop: shared 808 drums, shorter songs, heavy auto-tune, and more uniform lyrics across 2022 hits.