Having won a defamation lawsuit against Ohio's Adams County sheriff's deputies, Afroman details the whole sordid event with "Batteram Hymn of the Police Whistleblower." ...

It’s been a while since we saw BTS in proper fighting form. Launched in 2013 as a hip-hop idol group, the seven-member squad steadily built a global following by speaking authen ...

Four years ago, the boy band went silent — but not before setting off a chain reaction that would reshape the pop market, ...

The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a ...

What seemed like a throwaway lyric tacked onto a catchy Bizkit banger actually had some profound meaning for Fred Durst ...

In a stunning testament to the power of free speech—and then using that free speech to mercilessly drag the shit out of some ...

Rap music was invented in the early 1970s. According to lore, the musical style was first on display at a party in the fall—family and friends gathering around the turntables to mark the important ...

A hit song from one of the most successful artists of all time has landed in a surprising place on a music ranking. Even though it was embraced by the masses, Eminem's "Rap God" was named the "worst ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...