The cool thing about West Coast rap, it's not just a Los Angeles sound, rappers also hail from cities like Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, and so much more. From Dr. Dre to E-40 ...

The history of rap music, all things considered, doesn't go back too far. The genre came out of New York in the late 1970s ...

But, it’s a challenge we relish. So, to round off Black Music Month, we decided to attempt the impossible and rank the 100 greatest rap albums of all time. Yep, of all time — and, yep ...

Thirty-five years ago on March 11, 1989, Billboard debuted its first rap chart – Hot Rap Singles, with The Stop the Violence Movement’s “Self Destruction” crowning the initial list.

Former President Barack Obama was really feeling the music and the moment Tuesday, after Eminem introduced him in the rapper's hometown of Detroit. "I have done a lot of rallies, so I don't ...

Durk had known Von for years, signed him after he came home from beating a murder case in 2017, and together they helped turn Durk’s OTF (Only The Family) label into a formidable rap movement.

So, after we ranked the best years in rap history earlier this week, it’s only right we rank the worst as well. So what makes a poor year in rap, and how does it happen? Several factors contribute.

Ask 10 hip-hop fans of different ages what the greatest year in rap music was, and you’ll get 10 different answers. Music consumption is a deeply personal endeavor, shaped by individual taste ...

The parents of a fifth-grader are suing an elite private Mulholland Drive elementary school after their son was expelled over emails he exchanged with a classmate containing rap lyrics and the ...

Jay-Z is one of the select few who have the privilege to call P Diddy by his birth name, Sean Combs. The 54-year-old hip-hop ...

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. Visit an online experience on the ...

A judge has ruled that an elite Mulholland Drive private school must reverse the expulsion of a 5th grade student over emails sent to a peer containing rap lyrics and the squirt gun emoji until ...