Flash forward to Jan. 18., the rapper, who called people "stupid motherf**kers" for voting for Trump, headlined an inauguration event called the Crypto Ball where he, along with Rick Ross and Soulja ...

This nod to Byrd reflects how hip-hop often connects its artistry to earlier musical traditions. Beyond its chart success, Loc-ed After Dark helped define West Coast hip-hop’s crossover appeal ...

When it comes to West Coast hip-hop, Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg epitomize a lifestyle of cool vibes, timeless music, and ...

Joey Bada$$ kicked off 2025 with a surprise drop, The Ruler’s Back, that’s got the hip-hop world buzzing. The track stands as a fierce opening salvo for the new year, taking direct aim at the West ...

Hip-hop is well-represented in the 2024 Uproxx Critics Poll, in a year defined as much by conflict as anything else. This is the 7th annual version of the poll, in which nearly 300 music critics from ...

Kanye West has reportedly regained his billionaire status, once again rising to the top of hip-hop’s financial hierarchy and overtaking JAY-Z as the genre’s richest figure. In a confident ...

Even if Denver is not widely known as a hip-hop destination, these artists are keeping the genre alive at a Mile High.

With unpredictable weather hitting the Southern United States, the forecast for Friday is always new music. This week, an ...

Hip-Hop Hooray! Common, the Grammy-winning voice multi-hyphenate, proved his three-decade career has only gotten better. Pete Rock, an architect of ’90s East Coast Hip-Hop, seamlessly blended ...

When Studio, the duo of Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg, named their 2006 album West Coast, they weren’t talking about California. Part of the southwest coast of Sweden, where the two lived ...

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 aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...