“S.N.O.R.T.” – Boldy James & The Alchemist feat. Freddie Gibbs ...

When you think about love in rap, Common's "The Light" is an essential example. From his album "Like Water for Chocolate", Common raps heartfelt lines of devotion over a mesmerizing J Dilla beat, ...

In the world of hip-hop albums, less is not more. In the late 2010s, deluxe albums became more popular than ever in the genre, and most explicitly so in 2020. While albums with bonus tracks and extra ...

For the chart's 35th anniversary, we review all of the chart's year-end No. 1 winners. By Trevor Anderson Since Billboard first began its national survey of song sales in the 1940s, the ever-changing ...

In a year in which there were few ways to hear music beyond the comforts of your own home, music videos served as a welcome — if not essential — way to experience our favorite songs. From big-budget ...

If you’re the kind of person who likes to sit at home, put on headphones, and dissect rap verses, there was a silver lining to being stuck inside throughout 2020: There was plenty of time to pore over ...

Beat-heavy rap music could help beat mental illness: Over the past two decades, the lyrics of the most popular songs in rap have increasingly hit on issues related to anxiety, depression and mental ...

Since the beginning of Hip Hop, rappers have flaunted clothing brands to signify their elevated taste or progression in life. As the genre has grown, so have the brand shoutouts and rappers' stakes in ...

There's nothing quite like nostalgia. Just about anything can trigger a memory of your younger years, whether it's a picture, a fire ’fit or, as often happens, a song. Music, especially hip-hop, is ...