Kokoroko have shared new single 'Closer To Me'. The London-rooted group are often framed through the lens of their enduring fascination with afrobeat and ...

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from Latto's new summertime banger to Jvck James' first release after a two-year ...

Malcolm X’s 100th birthday reminds us that his legacy was rooted in resistance, rhythm, and raw truth. Just like Rap.

Hop outfit Us3 landed a Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit in the early ’90s with the release of “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),” the lead single from Us3’s debut, Hand on the Torch (1993). The song, which ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Aminé, Latto, and Rico Nasty.

Lean - the Houston-born combination of prescription-grade cough syrup and soda - goes by many names: purple drank, sizzurp, ...

These Black artists predicted everything from beating a murder case to the issues of climate change way before it even happened.

The ever-stylish MC on some of his most iconic looks, hip-hop’s influence on luxury fashion, and the long-awaited Clipse ...

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse rolls ...

MegaPop DJs are back at the Effra Social tonight (Friday, 16th May), with selectors playing the greatest pop songs ever from 10pm to 1am. As ever, you can expect a big, free night of LGBTQI+ ...

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant exited the second quarter of an NBA playoff game against the OKC Thunder on Thursday with a hip contusion. He will not return. Morant took a hard fall while attempting ...