The N.B.A. washout LiAngelo Ball debuted his track “Tweaker” on a livestream. It’s proving to be much more than a novelty.

It’s been two years since Mick Jenkins last released a new album, 2023’s The Patience. Given he’s released albums at a clip ...

Forgive this deviation from the hyperactive. This is one of my many recent creations, but first to be considered finished or ...

Lamar’s sixth studio album contains some of his best work, from earworms to earnest messages Since April 2024, Kendrick Lamar has been dominating the hip-hop space. He continues to stay in ...

During episode 15 of the new season, Spice takes some of the crew across the pond to perform the cast album at Unruly Fest.

The historic (and somehow ongoing) feud between Kendrick Lamar and a profoundly unprepared Drake will yield many lessons for artists and spectators alike. Perhaps the most pressing among them: “Never ...

a smiling Shad is nodding along as his students try beat-making for themselves. It's a hands-on opportunity to apply what they're learning from his lessons, steeped in "a very hip-hop kind of ...

It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier ... If the song is fire enough to beat the competition, it'll take one of ...

SEOUL – K-pop boy band Stray Kids marked a historic milestone by ranking No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the sixth time with their latest album Hop. The octet are the first act in the 69 ...

A new generation of hip-hop artists seems less interested in becoming ... He’d booked the Mercury Lounge for a free concert, which I understood to be an attention-grabbing shtick before I ...

The man, who hasn’t been identified, was taking part in the Bengals’ "Slice the Uprights" field goal challenge that gives fans the chance to win free pizza ... to beat the Cleveland Browns ...

The year in hip-hop saw the reinvention of the diss track, with “Not Like Us” entering the musical canon as a bonafide hit. But the year wasn’t all rap beef; the rap world delivered a ...