Nicki Minaj's "My Life" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart after a more than 44,000% spike in sales ...

The new rap champ also surges into the top 15 of the Hot 100.

Music boasts many powers, many special abilities. One of those is its chance to transport the listener back to a different time. Want to feel the vibrant 1960s? Put on early Bob Dylan. The strange ...

In every genre there are one-hit wonders. Including the competitive musical style of hip-hop. For every Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg, there are others working to make their way in the world of hip-hop music ...

You could argue that today's music fans are spoiled beyond previous generations' wildest imaginations. Back in the Nineties and even the early 2000s, the level of insight audiences had into their ...

To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...

Throughout music history, there have been artists that made waves in the industry with just one hit song. Even though they may have only one hit that took over radio or the Billboard charts, doesn't ...

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So he sat on his rhymes, and didn’t try again until he was released in early October, after serving his time for a gun charge ...

The 1990s is often referred to as the golden age of hip-hop. During that era, rap music gained more attention from mainstream audiences, regional music such as East Coast vs. West Coast was prevalent, ...

Last week, hip-hop made headlines for a dubious reason. For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar’s ...