Lil Uzi Vert's 'What You Saying' hits No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs chart

Lil Uzi Vert captures the crown on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart for the first time in three years as "What You Saying" ...

Nicki Minaj’s Song Hits No. 1 Thanks To A 44,000% Sales Spike

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 ...
Uproxx

Sound Sipping: Pairing The Best New Rap Songs & The Best New Whiskey

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 ...
Rolling Stone

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2025

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...
The Daily IlliniOpinion

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

As rap stops appearing in global charts, fans wonder if rap is on the decline in it's prominence in the current culture.