Lizzo fired back at TikTok users who trashed her unreleased 2019 rap song, saying she should have kept it in the vault. The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker posted the song earlier this week with the ...

This struggle, I contend, is at the heart of both Homer’s Iliad and the art of battle rap. This article is part of Rethinking the Classics.

Therefore, rap songs that emphasize a combination of identities where the Bled becomes a distinct part of the individual’s “Frenchness, rather than being subsumed by it, presents a challenge to ...

Skillz is back with the “Rap Up” and the fans are going crazy. Listen to it here, as he recaps the year that was 2024. After a two-year hiatus, legendary rapper Skillz has decided to resurrect ...

Jlovely: Joyce Bailey The British underground rap scene had a soft crossover moment in the States this year. There were tentpole records like Conglomerate, but I prefer things like Joyce Bailey, a ...

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty Thursday in downtown Los Angeles to federal charges stemming from an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy near the Beverly Center two years ago.

That rap needs knowing listeners who can appraise it. But to keep it 100, the older I get, the less I can engage with it, the more rap music weighs on my spirit. At this age, it’s hard to listen ...

Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, as well as Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, have spent the first half of 2024 beefing. The fact that both rap battles were fueled by accusations of sex ...

For decades, conflict has been a part of hip-hop culture. The ongoing diss-track battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake proves how much digital space has transformed rap beefs into an industry.

Another finding is that the majority of certifications are for rap tracks. Afro music is now one of the top 5 genres exported abroad: 14% of newly certified tracks are from this musical genre.