"Mercy" with Kanye West marked his first No. 40 hit, and he hasn’t stopped since—expanding his sound from Atlanta trap to ...

Harry Styles' new song "Aperture" ditches the singer's pop-rock core for an electronic palette, and it's a bold and rewarding ...

31 years ago, the late The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed into the mainstream. Arriving as a single from his ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

A professional orchestra based in a state school and street dancers moving to the sound of Bach - worlds that rarely come together. Yet both thrive at a north London secondary, thanks to a pioneering ...

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

Saturday, as hundreds gathered to celebrate the power of community, unity and grassroots efforts, there was an underlying mission to persevere through struggle. Dozens of vendors set up tents right ...

Defend your home using inventive boobytraps as the Trapper, or team up as three sneaky Bandits and try to escape with the loot! Watch the latest Bandit Trap trailer to see gameplay from this upcoming ...

Yukmouth, producer Tone Capone, and singer Michael Marshall break down the making of the Bay Area Classic ‘I Got 5 On It (feat. Michael Marshall)’ Yukmouth (L) and Numskull of Luniz pose during KMEL ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to buy a twenty sack. A chant: “I got five on it.” What happened next was part ...