How 'Not Like Us' went from one-off diss to Grammy-winning hit — to a potential Super Bowl anthem
Kendrick Lamar and Drake spent last spring trading disses. The rappers unleashed a slew of increasingly brutal attack tracks, ...
Travis Scott Shows There’s Still A Place For A Format Once Thought Dead
Travis Scott's new single "4x4" debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100 thanks almost entirely to incredibly strong first-week sales on CD, a format that many assumed was dead.
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Libya’s culture clampdown silences popular rap music
As bitter as it sounds, 2023 and 2024 were prime years for Libyan rap. The country's political instability, economic hardship, ongoing conflicts, corruption, the devastating flood in the city of Derna ...
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Dead Prez Say 'Hip Hop" Was Meant to Mock New York Rap
When Dead Prez 's former record label wanted a hit single, the rap duo decided to imitate mainstream acts on their biggest ...
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show to 'put rap culture on forefront'
Kendrick Lamar will "put rap culture on the forefront, where it needs to be" during his performance at the Super Bowl LIX ...
Record Store Day 2025: Gracie Abrams, Charli XCX, Fred Again, 350 More
Record Store Day has unveiled its lineup of 350+ vinyl exclusives, from modern stars like Charli XCX, Post Malone and Gracie ...