From comeback albums by established legends to more experimental offerings from the younger generation, 2025 was a marquee ...

Here are Pitchfork’s 40 best rap songs of 2025. Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. When Wham ( Lil Baby ...

From SZA to Lil Nas X, these rap and R&B stars were all nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys. Some won, some lost, ...

This past fall, for the first time since 1990, there wasn’t a single rap song in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. Megan Thee ...

Xzibit's classic breakout album "Restless" just turned 25 years old -- but turns out, it was the very first song the rap ...

Kendrick Lamar is the overwhelming favorite, but the remaining contenders - Tyler, the Creator, Clipse, GloRilla, and JID - all bring serious bona fides to the table.

You’ve probably seen a ton of lists circulating on social media lately ranking the 50 greatest rappers of all time. I don’t know who did the first one, but somehow Joe Budden—an extremely talented and ...

Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 has been one for the books. There is no question which rapper dominated this year and if there was, Kendrick quickly put an end to it with the release of GNX and the “Squabble Up ...

After making a bid for the canon of grown-ass man rap albums with 2023’s Quaranta, Danny Brown has gone in the opposite ...

Billboard has released its staff list of the 25 greatest female rappers of all time, which featured iconic female MCs across the four decades of American hip hop. Despite breaking into the mainstream ...

Why does popularity not equate to being the best rapper? Slim Thug shares his thoughts, using Lil Nas X as an example. Lil Nas X has become the topic of conversation for another rapper known for their ...

The FADER rounded up the best rap songs of November 2025 with selections from Ice Spice, Fly Anakin, RRoxket, Chow Lee, MexicoDro, and more.