Rap music on trial: Upcoming Texas execution stirs national debate

Prominent rappers like Travis Scott are weighing in at the Supreme Court about the upcoming execution of James Broadnax in ...

Post Malone Returns To His Rap Roots With An Instant Top 10 Hit

Post Malone re-teams with Rae Sremmurd member Swae Lee for "Take My Heart," which debuts inside the top 10 on Billboard's Rap ...

Rap-A-Lot Records Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary With Scarface, Geto Boys Vinyl Reissues

Founder James Prince says the yearlong salute’s first phase will spotlight albums The Diary and We Can’t Be Stopped.
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U2’s Frontman Scores His First Rap Hit Alongside A Hip-Hop Legend

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...
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There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...
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Hip-hop heavyweights drop new music as industry shifts

This week’s hip-hop scene delivers a mix of major-label and underground releases, with new albums from REASON, Shordie Shordie, and NEMS, and singles from Latto, GloRilla, Action Bronson, and Joey ...