Nearly a quarter-century after it reached top-ten status on Billboard's Hot 100 charts, Queens, NY-born rapper Ja Rule still performs his 2000-released single "Put It On Me" as if he's suplexing it -- ...

Playlists have become a central way hip-hop artists reach new fans in the streaming era. Thoughtful curation introduces rising voices, preserves cultural lineage, and deepens audience engagement. By ...

At Rolling Loud Orlando, BMAC spotlighted the artists, advocates and changemakers helping define the future of Black music. 9 hours ago Going from “dope” to “decked out,” the Y2K era introduced fads ...

The decade of the 2000s was an incredibly important one for rap music. In these 10 years, hip-hop legends either launched their careers with iconic debuts, or continued their already-dominant runs ...