With Cardi B’s first headlining run and Mariah the Scientist and Leon Thomas’ live shows, 2026 is packed with must-see rap ...

Rapper Fetty Wap, known best for 2010’s hits like “Trap Queen” and “My Way,” was recently released from federal prison. Fetty ...

Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music I’ve been fixated on recently. I did not write about it when it happened, but last year there was a bit of a manufactured crisis in rap ...

The American World War II gun used in a way nobody expected Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Tehran kills ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

But real ones are always quick to point out that Metacritic scores are actually more nuanced than you might assume. Rather ...

Why It’s the Best: The way Doechii proved exactly why she earned that Grammy earlier in 2025 with this performance is just ...

Here are five songs that, for better or worse, stood out for all the wrong reasons. And for the best, go here. “WW3” leaned ...

Welcome to one of the worst years in Hot 100 history. Sure, most #1 hits these days are especially crummy, but there’s ...

During The Guardian 's Today In Focus podcast, music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas called out Sleep Token 's Even In Arcadia as the worst album of the year. They may have been one of 2025's biggest bands ...

Year-end season is normally all about positivity—publications pick their favorite albums and songs from the previous 12 months, and then we all argue over placements and omissions. “Where’s __?” is an ...