We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. In a more just world, TisaKorean would replace Jimmy Fallon on late-night television, grinning ear-to-ear as he traipses through softball celeb ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...