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Could LL Cool J or Chance the Rapper be dark horses in this race? Billboard breaks down the potential nominees for best rap album at the 2026 Grammys. By Kyle Denis Clipse has earned just one single ...

PENN HILLS, Pa. — Penn Hills police are mourning the death of retired K-9 Officer Rap, who they say served the community with distinction. Police say Rap, “a beloved member of our department,” died ...

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One of the first albums I downloaded to my bulky iPod Classic as a teenager was Curren$y’s Pilot Talk. The song that brought me there was the smoker’s anthem ...

Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...

At the start of this century, as MySpace and LiveJournal were remaking the social hierarchies of youth culture, a crushing wave surged into mainstream view. The aesthetic movement that history would ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. When I first listened to Hook's 2019 project Bully, I remember thinking how apt a title it is. The California rapper's flows — whether ...

The second season of the Max comedy series “Rap Sh!t” will be its last. Created by Issa Rae, who also executive produced alongside showrunner Syreeta Singleton, “Rap Sh!t” charted the ascent of Shawna ...

Rap music stands as a vibrant tapestry woven into the very fabric of the Black community, serving not just as an art form but as a resonant voice echoing its culture, struggles, and resilience. Yet, ...

Rap is constantly changing, and 2023 proved to be a transformative year for the genre. Underground stars like MIKE and billy woods released projects that pushed into the mainstream, while hometown ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...