Sixty years in, Tone Lōc remains a symbol of an era when hip hop was breaking barriers and rewriting the rules of the music ...

A Biography of Al Green by Jimmy McDonough, and the popularity of Green’s recordings on reissue CD’s and streaming outlets, it’s appropriate to display a 2004 interview I initially conduced for HITS ...

Behind decades of influence, Dr. Dre’s sound helped redefine how hip-hop moves, breathes, and reaches the world. Tracing the ...

Today we celebrate the 61st birthday of one of the most influential architects in Hip Hop history, Dr. Dre. Born Andre ...

There are some people who take their birthdays quite seriously. They want the full experience, a party, a thoughtfully decorated cake, gifts, and a room full of people singing "Happy Birthday" while ...

Tennessee's country music queen is celebrating a milestone birthday. Parton was born Jan. 19, 1946 in a one-room cabin in Sevierville, Tennessee, as the fourth of 12 children. Since starting her music ...

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 ...

Common’s new tribute song “Vision” celebrates Stuart Scott’s groundbreaking fusion of Hip-Hop culture and sports journalism. Common dropped a heartfelt tribute song that may bring viewers to tears, as ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...