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 and ...

This time capsule is easy to find if you know where to look.

First a Pulitzer and now this. Kendrick Lamar has done what no other rap artist has: With his four wins tonight, the "luther" rapper passed Jay-Z as the most-honored hip-hip artist in Grammy history.

Kendrick and Drake’s recent beef is merely one in a fabled line of feuds that have shaped the history of hip-hop as we know it. Whether revolutionary, zeitgeist-defining or just plain silly, rap beef ...

West Coast rap has a rich history of female artists who pushed the sound forward. Women on the West Coast brought a range of styles, from lyricism to party anthems. These artists left an indelible ...

Kendrick Lamar has made history at the 2026 Grammy Awards by becoming the rap artist with the most golden gramophones. After earning the Best Rap Album award for GNX at the 2026 Grammy Awards on ...

With four wins in one night, the Pulitzer Prize winner surpassed Jay-Z to become the most decorated rapper in Grammy Awards history, further cementing a run defined by dominance, discipline, and ...

LA’s rap history is so rich and so diverse, you’d need to dedicate a few rooms in your home to store all the vinyl paying homage to this city’s history. Of course, there are some obvious starting ...

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school's "first" hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might ...

Mexican rapper Gera MX used his upbringing to inspire his music today. Born in Monterrey and raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Gera MX, whose real name is Gerardo Daniel Torres Montante, is a rapper ...

Kendrick Lamar made history at the Grammys on Sunday, taking over Jay-Z's throne as the most awarded rapper at the annual music awards. Now with 27 Grammys (Jay-Z has 25) and 66 nominations, Lamar ...

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might ...