“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

Love has always been a topic across music genres, including hip-hop. Since the birth of hip-hop, MCs have had no problem showing off a little romantic side — and even their toxic side — when it comes ...

The post 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of All Time appeared first on Consequence. It always starts with a song. Mine was Atmosphere’s “Trying to Find a Balance,” Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog told us about “Buffalo ...

These tracks remind us just how deep that mother-child bond runs With Mother’s Day just around the corner, BLACK ENTERPRISE is shining a spotlight on 10 hip-hop artists who poured their hearts out in ...

Rap music, at its core, has been a 50-year love affair with the English language. The way artists rhyme and flow language inspires us to dance, think, flirt, grieve and laugh. To celebrate hip-hop’s ...

If you were living under a rock, this song went platinum on TikTok. “Mona Lisa” features Kendrick Lamar where the two narrate the story of their interactions with a seductive stranger, “Mona Lisa.” ...

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, The New York Times asked the poet Mahogany L. Browne to write an ode to the genre using only lyrics. By Emmett Lindner Times Insider explains who we are ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Donald Glover, who grabbed the rap name Childish Gambino from a Wu-Tang name generator, is a man ...

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard dropped a new music video for his song "Gimme Some Love" on Saturday.