A new generation of artists has rewritten the definition of rap to make the genre a cultural powerhouse yet again.

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 ...

HotNewHipHop closes February with top hip-hop releases, highlighting innovation, diversity, and the genre’s evolution.

Every MIKE release reveals new dimensions to the US rapper; 2023’s Burning Desire (one of Time Out’s best albums of that year ...

Offset, a former member of Migos, embarked on his first solo tour on March 10, 2024. The 17-stop tour was a fundamental step in the rapper’s curating his own artist aesthetic and identity. The tour ...

Creepy Nuts' "Otonoke" was one of 2024's most streamed songs, with the duo continuously making hits. When else has anime and ...

Last June was the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop, and we can't think of an album that better reflects the culture's roots than Denver-based Ason Yugen's The Wolf & The Social Club. Each of the ...

Xencs L. Wing brings new life to an old tradition: painting sugar skulls. She posts up at hip-hop shows with her crafts — she makes earrings and other items — and offers live demonstrations ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Doechii, Gelo, and Gunna.

the rechristened PartyOf2 retains the same level of vulnerable honesty on their latest that makes them one of my prime examples for what hip-hop can be at its best. Atlanta rap misfit Playboi ...