Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

Rap music in 2025 was a rich mix of introspection, experimentation and cultural significance. As mainstream rap fell in and out of favor, the genre flourished with adventurous producing, serious ...

Female rappers dominating rap in 2026 is the reality, and the numbers prove it. The numbers came in and the boys are mad.

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few weeks before the Grammy nominations, the internet was busy debating an important music topic: Is hip hop dead? The lack of ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Because the hip-hop genre has grown over the past three decades into a tremendous force in American and international popular culture, it can be easy to forget how relatively young it is, originating ...

Memphis hip-hop star GloRilla is going for Grammy gold yet again. The 26-year-old Frayser-bred rapper — born Gloria Hallelujah Woods — was among the nominees announced on Nov. 7 for the 68th annual ...