Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is also a visiting professor of humanities at Bard College and a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a statement, a representative for Billboard said they hoped YouTube would reconsider the move. “It is our hope that YouTube ...

YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics Billboard’s latest change, and YouTube’s subsequent action, point to a more ...

Brookhaven police released video of a traffic stop that led to the arrest of "Love and Hip Hop Atlanta" cast member Erica Banks. Police say Banks and the driver were found in a stolen vehicle with ...

Drake claimed the top spot on the Hip-Hop charts as his 2011 album “Take Care” outsold new releases. Drake topped the Hip-Hop album sales chart for the week ending December 6 as his 2011 classic Take ...

Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. It is a cultural force that can change any stage it touches. Over the years, a growing group of artists has moved from ...

“So, when did you fall in love with Hip Hop?” is a question that Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), a Hip Hop journalist, poses at the very beginning of the 2002 film, Brown Sugar. And, consequently, everyone ...

The drama in the 305 is heating up as “Love & Hip Hop: Miami” returns with season 7, episode 3, titled “Wife On The Line” today, Tuesday Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. Eastern on BET. Where can I watch “Love & ...

Sort of like the economy, the current state of hip-hop depends on who you ask. There were the reports last month that, for the first time in 35 years, no hip-hop song had reached the Top 40 on the Hot ...

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn is showing love to hip-hop. director took to Threads this week to share his thoughts on the state of the genre. Despite rap’s recent chart struggles, Gunn argued that ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week’s Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...