You showed up, Colorado!After more than 25,000 votes, we’re thrilled to reveal your Best of Local 303 for 2025. Chosen from ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar and Drake both appear on the list, revealing Barack isn’t picking sides in their rap feud. His selections show ...

Barack Obama’s 2025 playlist highlighted Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Gunna as key Hip-Hop voices shaping the sound of today and tomorrow. The former president’s annual music roundup once again leaned ...

Mumbai: Spotify wrapped the fourth and biggest edition of Rap 91 LIVE at Mumbai’s NSCI Dome on October 16, bringing its flagship hip-hop playlist out of the app and onto a physical stage. The platform ...

“These artists weren’t just entertainers—they were educators, cultural critics, and community historians.” — Dr. Reiland Rabaka In Part 2 of our Hip Hop Studies series, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores the ...

Richmond gets it. More than any other city in Virginia. So here’s Weekend Frequency, a weekly, reader-curated playlist built for the city, by the city. Weekend Frequency is part revival and part ...

Another 4/20 is upon us. Hip-hop culture and cannabis go hand in hand like rolling papers and sticky green. We have your kick covered from laid-back vibes to smoke session anthems. We get it. Listen ...

G Herbo was performing at Brooklyn Steel, a midsize, no-frills venue located in a dead section of Williamsburg. It was February 27, 2020, and the Chicago rapper was set to drop his third album, PTSD, ...

Fat Joe returned as host of this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, where Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake dominated the nominations. Kendrick Lamar, capping off a historic year, received 11 ...

Last year, we published our inaugural Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking. Joe Budden took the top spot. Fierce commentary ensued, from those both on and off the list. Life moved on. The hip-hop media ...

Spotify has launched Spotify Classics, a new playlist celebrating influential albums from the streaming era. The Spotify Classic is a tribute to selected music chosen by Spotify’s editorial team. From ...