Hip-hop can sometimes discourage rappers from openly embracing their heroes, but Drake wears his enthusiasms loudly and, this past week, literally.

Last year, the Bronx rapper emerged from the drill scene with a pop-friendly sound, and attracted the attention of Drake. Now she’s releasing her first…

What happens when various generations of rappers end up in the same room? The radio D.J. and local connector, craving hometown pride and action beyond…

The rappers’ collaborative album is loose and untethered, a frisky experiment that’s intermittently successful.

Quick-jabbing triplets had been a staple of rap, but the trio made the style sound fresh, thanks in large part to Takeoff, its master of…

The singer-songwriter’s 10th studio album returns to the pop sound she left in 2019, and explores a familiar subject: how she is perceived, and how…

The act of grabbing public attention has been a centerpiece of Kanye West’s art for two decades. Will audiences still tune in if his only…