Music industry veteran Kawan “KP” Prather, an Atlanta native, has a prediction on where the city’s hip-hop influence is headed: “I think it’s gonna be a minute before Atlanta creates the new thing.” ...

Chuck D famously rapped “our freedom of speech is freedom or death” on Public Enemy’s 1989 single “Fight the Power,” one of hip-hop’s most powerful anthems. Thirty-five years later, the Rock & Roll ...

Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre. The American hip-hop magazine published its annual list on Wednesday spotlighting 12 artists: ...

This week, Atlanta rapper Future, born Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, became the fastest hip-hop artist in history to have three No. 1 albums after his latest offering, “EVOL,” debuted at the top of ...

Milwaukee native Lakeyah burst onto the hip-hop scene in 2020 with her breakout hit, "Big Flexher," introducing the world to one of the newest rap girls out of the Midwest. At just 22 years old, ...

Chuck D said for Hip-Hop to live on for another 50 years, “we got to recognize the world too,” and said the future lies in Africa. Chuck D is reflecting on the history of Hip-Hop and its worldwide ...

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Future, Metro Boomin, Larry June, and more. Perhaps because of all the ongoing chaos, it’s kind of a light week for new releases.

Hip-hop was born 50 years ago in the Bronx, just north of Yankee Stadium. Friday, September 1, 2023 BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a ...

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Future, Metro Boomin, Big Sean, and more. Poor Big Sean. He’s got a new single out, his first in two years, and it’s really good, ...