On this day in 2009, Jay-Z launched his single “On to the Next One” from his album The Blueprint 3. It entered both Billboard ...

For all the nay-sayers and Scrooges out there, Christmas pop is an annual scourge of the high street and TV advertising from ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

Technically, Up My Standards is a mixtape, but it sounds more like one long radio freestyle. The only moments where Philly’s ...

Your 2026 Spotify wrapped may include a shocking amount of 'robot rock.' ...

As we prepare to enter 2026, Okayplayer wraps up our 2025 with a list of the 25 songs that defined the year — a soundtrack of ...

Algernon Cadwallader, “Trying Not to Have a Thought”; Amaarae, “Black Star”; Corridos Ketamina, “Corridos Ketamina”; Nick ...

Whim Whamiee,” performed by budding Atlanta rappers Pluto and YK Niece was released in February. The song’s undeniable ...

Some of the year’s best songs were pop chart-toppers, instant classics that ruled the radio and the clubs. Others come out of ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Over the sort of subtle ShunGu beat that makes you sit up and listen a ...

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...