On this date in 1985, James Todd Smith better known as LL Cool J dropped his first full-length LP on Def Jam Records. Primarily produced by Rick Rubin besides “I Need A Beat”, which was produced by DJ ...

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 aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Cordae, Denzel Curry, and Lil Nas X. Big week, no time for preamble. Let’s get into it. The Golden State Warriors recruited ...

WBLS celebrates its 50th anniversary at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday with DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

Axios Visuals When it comes to Richmond radio listeners, R&B and hip hop rule the airwaves. Why it matters: Richmonders may disagree on a lot of things, but they seem to come together over a love of R ...

The list features ten acts who, over the past year, have been championed by the station and have made a cultural impact ...

But what’s happening in hip-hop at large is an artist’s world takeover, moving beyond just music. Hip-hop was essentially a street art form that has grown into a billion-dollar industry.

Rodriguez, a legendary figure in Hip-Hop radio, launched FreshTracks on Seattle’s 1250 KFOX— the first all-rap radio show on the West Coast—giving rise to numerous talents, including Sir Mix ...