The rapper’s latest solo album is the first hip-hop release to spend more than a single week atop the Billboard 200 in over a year.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Fans Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary
A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace.
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Fans Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary
A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Bad Idea Right?’ and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Noname, Ian Sweet, Miguel and others.
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‘All Up in the Biz’ Review: Showtime’s Biz Markie Documentary
Biz Markie created hits like “Just a Friend” and influenced a wide range of rappers, many of whom remember him fondly in this Showtime documentary.
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How Hip-Hop Conquered the World
Fifty years ago, a party in the Bronx jumpstarted an essential American artform. For decades the genre has thrived by explaining the country to itself.
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Too Short’s Long (and Very Raunchy) Life in Rap
The West Coast rapper is an unsung pioneer of some of the genre’s most central elements.
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Kanye West Returns to the Stage With Travis Scott
The rapper, now known as Ye, had not performed live since a series of antisemitic comments last year led to rebukes in music and fashion.
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Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Debuts at No. 1
The rapper’s “Utopia,” his first album since his Astroworld Festival in Houston turned tragic in 2021, opens with the equivalent of 496,000 sales in the United States.
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Tory Lanez Is Expected to Be Sentenced for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
The Canadian rapper was found guilty in December of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both her feet during an argument.
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Mitski’s Beautifully Moody Meditation, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Jorja Smith, Towa Bird, Wilco and others.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Our Favorite Albums of the Year So Far
Peso Pluma, Ice Spice, Skrillex, 100 gecs and more.