R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using ...

The complexity of mother-child relationships provides fertile ground for artistic expression, with hip-hop artists often ... listeners across generations and backgrounds. Philadelphia rapper ...

“I came from this breakdance and hip hop background so to see this band put a lot of hip hop into this heavy rock was really inspiring.” “Everyone in our circle was listening to a lot of ...

Beyond, beyond staggering.” I doubt many people would find it “beyond staggering” for a hip-hop band from an odd, hyperlocal background that wants to attract a global left-leaning youth ...

Hip-Hop Wired’s May 2025 roundup of rising artists is packed with artists making noise across the country. From Columbus to Atlanta, here are the standout tracks you need to hear this month.

Hip-hop’s most celebrated festival returns as Rock The Bells announces its highly anticipated 2025 lineup. On Saturday, June 28, Rock The Bells will unite generations of rap royalty under one ...

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 ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

There’s no question that hip-hop loves Halle Berry. And the feeling is mutual for the “X-Men” entertainer. Taking to social media, Berry responded to a user who weighed in on her presence in ...

Hip hop icons and longtime friends Fat Joe and Jadakiss have announced a surprise collaboration. Coined "Joe and Jada," the New York natives are launching a new commentary podcast about "new music ...

Mad Bout That is a hip-hop/rap song known for its catchy beat and energetic flow. The lyrics express confidence, success, and frustration with being underestimated, featuring modern trap-style pro ...

It was also the first to air hip-hop music videos on television. “Nobody ever said that except me when I said it on TV,” McDaniels says of the on-air shout-out. “People were like ...