And the best part is the variety: We’ve got rock, country, hip-hop, bluegrass, Americana, pop-punk, indie, jazz, metalcore ...

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The 13-song, 34-minute album, produced in part by A3, features several other up-and-coming hip hop artists along with Scott including Zay9ine, N.E.L., Ben Frank, Sirisinomed and Lil' Gripp.

Funk also found its way to other hip-hop subgenres, including new jack swing, a funky brand of R&B with a twist. Female performers like Mary J. Blige, TLC, SWV, and Janet Jackson held this genre down.

Tasting menus and expletives: When fine dining meets hip-hop At restaurants that play hip-hop with explicit lyrics, the owners cite their personal connection to the genre.

A beloved Dallas music store is saying goodbye. T-Town Music, which offered a vast collection of hip-hop records by independent artists, will close its doors on Sunday, March 30, after 31 years in ...

In 2023, the year hip-hop turned 50, no rapper hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart until the middle of July. Hip-hop’s market share has fallen for four consecutive years, dropping from 28.2 ...

Drake. Lady Gaga. The charts of music streaming services pretty much all look the same these days, with familiar names dominating the top spots—except on up-and-coming Spotify competitor Audiomack.

Neither, for that matter, are some of Spotify’s more controversial programming decisions that go beyond music—such as its nine-figure deal with the wildly popular podcaster Joe Rogan.

The hip-hop superstar has experienced a massive spike in streams since his explosive headline set at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday (02.09.25), with an overall rise of 175 percent.

On X, formerly Twitter, music fans are taking shots at Drake for pulling the petition. We’ve got those reactions below. UPDATE: Drake is now suing UMG for defamation. — Photo: Getty ...

Hip-hop regenerates constantly, and yet there has been an almost despotic grip on the throne (s) for some time. Kendrick Lamar’s war of words with Drake took up a lot of oxygen in rap this year.