While R&B is clearly alive, no one can deny that the genre has changed drastically. Hip-hop’s influence may be the major difference.

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With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Syd’s new banger to Cash Cobain’s song of the summer contender.

The early 2000s was a great time for R&B and hip-hop, especially when the genres saw a lot of crossover. Jagged Edge teamed up with Nelly on their hit single “Where the Party At,” making it ...

These out-of-genre talents range from mildly country-curious to full-blown genre swapping. Here are 16 times hip-hop and R&B superstars tried their hand at making country music.

But hip-hop history leads back to N.O.R.E. "Using the word slime y'all funny just pay respect were respect due… swagga jacking me crazy got love for y'all tho pow," N.O.R.E tweeted back in 2010.

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For fans who prefer to celebrate hip-hop legends in the game, then attending the NY State of Mind Tour is the way to go. Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are teaming up on this one-in-a-lifetime type of show.