Rap and Hip-Hop – Page 90 – MOSAEC

How Did These Strange Songs Hit No. 1?

Billboard (Magazine) Country Music Cyrus, Billy Ray Dancing Lil Nas X (Rapper) Macarena Music Musson, Jayson Old Town Road (Song) Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

How Did These Strange Songs Hit No. 1?

Melanie’s “Brand New Key” is just one of many weird songs that somehow topped the Billboard charts.

By Lola Fadulu

Popcast (Deluxe): Playboi Carti, Waxahatchee and 12 More to Watch

Cardi B (1992- ) Ox, Matt (2004- ) Playboi Carti (Rapper) Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Rihanna Waxahatchee (Music Group)

Popcast (Deluxe): Playboi Carti, Waxahatchee and 12 More to Watch

A breakdown of new albums and songs for 2024 (and a handful of possible but dubious releases).

By Joseph OkpakoWireImage via Getty Images

Female Rappers in the Spotlight Make Room for Motherhood

Cardi B (1992- ) City Girls (Music Group) Minaj, Nicki Monaleo Pregnancy and Childbirth Rap and Hip-Hop Rico Nasty (Rapper) Sexyy Red (Rapper) Social Media

Female Rappers in the Spotlight Make Room for Motherhood

As their influence and success continue to grow, artists including Sexyy Red and Cardi B are destigmatizing motherhood for hip-hop performers.

By Hillary Crosley Coker

YFN Lucci Pleads Guilty to Gang Charge Ahead of Trial

Bennett, Rayshawn Fulton County (Ga) Gangs Racketeering and Racketeers Rap and Hip-Hop Williams, Jeffery Lamar (Young Thug)

YFN Lucci Pleads Guilty to Gang Charge Ahead of Trial

The rapper was part of an indictment brought by the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., who is pursuing a separate racketeering case against Young Thug and YSL.

By Julia Jacobs