This year, the rap world has been rocked by news of the passing of several notable hip-hop artists. "I just wanna say, Irv, I love you," Ja said. "Everyone in this room loves you. You touched ...

From underground parties in the Bronx to dominating today’s Billboard charts, hip hop’s journey has been nothing short of ...

The pair were previously with WME, where they've served as partners and co-heads of hip-hop and R&B since 2021. By Taylor Mims Writer Music agents Zach Iser and Caroline Yim have landed at UTA ...

“For Mature Audiences Only” – Scribe Shad Reed Discusses Aging Gracefully in Hip-Hop And Where We Are Now. Despite it being more than a decade ago, I still vividly remember speaking with DJ ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Lizzen and Subjxct 5. With Coachella dominating the cultural conversation over the weekend, festival season is in full bloom.

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 ...

For Kneecap, hip hop -- the Black American art form that grew out of experiences of injustice and inequality -- is a natural vehicle. "Storytelling is such a massive part of Irish culture," Chara said ...

The Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit takes visitors on an educational journey through several key themes: origin, innovation, sounds of hip-hop, fashion, regionalism, entrepreneurialism ...

The song, named after a venomous Japanese snake, was many Americans’ first introduction to Japan’s thriving hip-hop scene. But that country’s hip-hop roots reach back to the 1980s ...

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, season 12, episode 26, which aired on March 25, 2025, followed the cast as they arrived in Cabo for a couples' retreat. The new setting brought a mix of reflection ...

"Our intention was to show how much we loved the category of old school hip hop because it greatly influences our music," said Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul Jack Irvin has over five years of ...