Lil Uzi Vert's "What You Saying" becomes their third Hot Rap Songs No. 1 and first since "Just Wanna Rock" in 2022, and hits the Hot 100's top 15.

Here are 15 predictions for rap music in 2026. No, there won’t be a breakout AI star in rap. That said, having lived through ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

Explore 13 standout female rap and R&B collaborations that shaped the genre, from Missy Elliott to SZA. Dive into the sound ...

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX is the most streamed rap album on Spotify in 2025 with 2.98 billion streams and leads the 2026 Grammy ...

Emo rap is massive, and there’s no other way to put it. Candid lyrics centered on emotional and confessional subject matter make up the sub-genre, which, at times, merges hip-hop and rock music. Sad ...

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It’s a cycle on repeat: A beloved rapper is murdered. Family, friends and fans react online. The case is investigated yet typically goes unsolved. The hip-hop community calls for change, but there ...

Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...

For the chart's 35th anniversary, we review all of the chart's year-end No. 1 winners. By Trevor Anderson Since Billboard first began its national survey of song sales in the 1940s, the ever-changing ...

Rap Snacks Founder and CEO James Lindsay Launches Healthier For You Snacks DO THE RIGHT THING It’s about culture, ...