With no obvious consensus about where hip-hop is headed, here are 15-occasionally reckless-predictions for rap music in 2025.

Rolling Loud was founded in 2015 by Zingler and Cherif, both Miami natives, as a one-day hip-hop music festival that evolved ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Legxacy (the x is silent) was born James Olaloye in Lewisham. The child of Nigerian immigrants, he paints a bleak picture of ...

Rapper Fetty Wap, known best for 2010’s hits like “Trap Queen” and “My Way,” was recently released from federal prison. Fetty ...

Dallas mourned the loss of rising rap star ZeeTheWizard on Monday after he died in the hospital from critical injuries ...

Across global music scenes, artists are increasingly finding power in becoming more — not less — specific about where they ...

What happens when you mix some of the region’s most hungry emcees and producers with summer camp? The answer unfolds in “Welcome to Rap Campp,” a new documentary that captures a 24-hour marathon ...

Daiaphi Lamare, known as Reble, is a 22-year-old rapper whose performances have significantly contributed to the musical ...