The 100 Best New York City Rap Songs of All Time, Ranked

The New York Knicks have restored the feeling. So here's the 100 best New York City rap songs of all time, with classics from Nas, Biggie, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Cardi B, Pop Smoke, and more.
AllHipHop

Kool G Rap Quietly Prepares New Album, Domingo Reveals

Kool G Rap is reportedly back in album mode, and with Cormega already in the mix, the Juice Crew legend may be back! Kool G Rap is quietly working. Hip-Hop heads who value lyrics, legacy, and long ...
Men's Journal

Another Rap Legend Joins T.I., Kanye, & Juvenile in Dropping New Albums in 2026

Rap is being reclaimed by rap legends, with T.I., Kanye, and Juvenile all dropping new albums in 2026. Another great joins the mix with a new album of his own. Rappers T.I., Juvenile, Kanye West, and ...
The Daily Illini

Opinion | Rap music still shapes culture, despite what the charts say

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...
Okayplayer

So What Exactly is Experimental Rap Anyway? We Asked Six Rappers, Producers and Journalists

Earlier this month, JPEGMAFIA got the computers ‘putin ahead of his EXPERIMENTAL RAP album. He told Pigeons & Planes that he was claiming the throne as “The King” of experimental rap, which turned ...
Boston Herald

New Christian artists push genre boundaries with rap, Afrobeats and R&B

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...
Gothamist

Hip-hop began in the Bronx. One critic says it sounds best close to home.

Bronx before it became a global movement — including some perspective from rap critic and native New Yorker Alphonse Pierre on why it's still best when close to home. Hip-hop’s origin story is ...