This is his story of how a trap star became a New York Times best-selling author, business titan, and mentor. This is Jeezy.

Marley Marl, credited as one of rap’s first super producers, was honored with the I Am Hip-Hop Award. The prolific producer is known as a pioneer for incorporating sampling techniques in rap music.

Another Hip Hop artist who found success in that realm is T-Pain. Known for his influence on the modern sound of rap and R&B, the Floridian talent streams gaming and automotive content, music ...

Music Death and hip-hop: The toll of drill rap and pushes for positive music by Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer June 24, 2025 ...

Trap Music Museum is a subgenre of rap music and for a lot of people, it’s a household name now. A lot of people, such as Future, Jeezy, and more people like T.I., are dominating the industry ...

In this week's Rap Column, The FADER's Nadine Smith explores what the rise of Jelly Roll says about country music's relationship with hip-hop.

Latin hip-hop found its footing in the bicoastal stomping grounds of the East and West Coasts where Spanglish-speaking communities were influenced and surrounded by urban rap and trap. Today that ...

T.I. is commemorating the musical embodiment of Trap Music. As a trailblazer in his own league, T.I. originated a term that evolved into a music genre embraced by the realm of Hip-Hop ...

The duo is responsible for transforming hip hop journalism. "In 1988, the guys who started the 'Street Show' said we don't have dedicated magazines to rap music and hip-hop culture," explained Adams.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop. You can celebrate with the “Masters of the Mic: Hip Hop 50 Tour” at Wolf Trap in Virginia on Thursday.

Not only does it do a major disservice to contemporary rap artists whose work is much closer to trap-rap—see Chicago’s rising drill-rap sound, or the music of Fat Trel in D.C.—but it sells ...

Political News From immigration to the trap: How Belly found refuge in hip-hop Belly was 7 years old when his family immigrated to Ottawa, Canada, from the West Bank city of Jenin in the early '90s.