Enjoy this week's list, featuring new songs from Drake ("Gimme a Hug"), Offset ("Ten"), Gucci Mane ("Preference") and more. See you next week.

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the ...

Yao was an 8-time All-Star in his eight seasons in the NBA, thanks in part to his legions of fans in China that vaulted him to the top of fan voting each year, but was also a 5-time All-NBA center, as ...

In June 2024, T1 Entertainment dropped its “T1 All Stars” album, which featured Klazik along with Iowa-based hip-hop artists ...

If the Eagles won the Super Bowl, then the next Amplifier playlist would be made up entirely of songs by artists from Philadelphia. The football gods upheld their end of this bargain — in case you ...

Missy Elliott will serve as the opening night headliner for RiverBeat Music Festival, which is set for May 2-4 at Tom Lee ...

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 ...

Hip-hop icon ... by “Memphis Rap OGz” featuring local artists La Chat, Crunchy Black, Al Kapone, Skinny Pimp, DJ Zirk, ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...