Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

One of MIKE’s roster of rap mavericks, Niontay probes the deepest, murkiest corners of his sound on this 454-hosted mixtape, ...

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The Oscar nominee appears to rap alongside the hip-hop artist in a new video. But are the two one and the same?

Most Oscar Best Actor contenders don’t need to disprove rumors that they’re secretly a British rap artist. Timothée Chalamet, though, is full of surprises — and bars. The Marty Supreme star has just ...

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From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

Timothée Chalamet has made a guest appearance on EsDeeKid's new track, referencing speculation that the rapper is actually ...

Leading the acclaimed salsa group El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, he brought the music of his native island to a worldwide ...

Charlie 2na’s lyrics in this song along with a lot of other hip hop and rap music are insanely underrated as top notch poetry. If you like poetry and you appreciate great rhyme schemes there is no ...

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.