While genres like J-Pop, city pop and hardcore punk get all the attention, Japanese rap is a hidden gem. It might be fast and ...

Kobe Bryant’s impact went far beyond the basketball court, as evidenced by his many appearances in hip-hop lyrics.

As an immigrant’s son, I’d grown up feeling alone and out of place, but the "Hamilton" soundtrack spoke to me.

In the 1990s and 2000s, it was common to hear ladies singing the hooks (or choruses) on rap songs. Whether big names like ...

BILLIONAIRE Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg has launched his music career with a “cringe” rap song recorded for his wife.

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

Wild Wild Women, based in Mumbai is India's first all-female hip-hop band. The collective challenges norms and empowers women through music and inclusivity.

Tyler, The Creator completes a rare self-replacement at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as "Sticky," ...

Mass Appeal Records is expanding. The global hip hop label co-founded by Grammy Award-winning artist Nas, has launched in ...

Drake emerged from unlikely roots in the late '00s to become the biggest rapper of the 2010s -- which, by the time his decade ...

Riding on the highs of his debut album and new mixtape, the rising rap star’s sound is emblematic of a new age for Filipino hip-hop. Here, he talks to Esquire Philippines about Quezon City, the ...

“Take the word ‘gang’ in English. In Sichuanese ... s mantle in the mainstreaming of hip-hop. He had won “The Rap of China” with a song called “Not Friendly” in which, in classic ...