For the third consecutive week, Eminem's "Till I Collapse" with Nate Dogg surges to a new all-time peak on Billboard's Rap ...

Explore how technology transformed rap writing, from digital tools and home studios to online collaboration and streaming, reshaping the creative process in the modern era. Rap music has always been ...

Nearly 30 years after its release, 2Pac's "Dear Mama" returns to a Billboard chart and breaks into the top 10 for the first time ...

Music is changing at a rapid pace. Every year there is a hot new artist or trend. Hip hop’s success in the mainstream means that it is no stranger to these shifts. The genre’s success also means that ...

Hip-hop artists flip samples, hustle new business moves, and showcase innovation as an art. Creativity and creation is in its DNA, so it should come as no surprise that hip-hop is at the forefront of ...

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The spirit of competition has always fed the beast that is Hip-Hop. Not just anyone could set up a sound system, plug into a streetlight and DJ for the block party. The streets had to be with you (or ...