Explore the best rap albums of 2025, from Clipse to Cardi B. These projects defined the year’s sound and spirit. Dive into ...

Greyson Porth is one of many reasons Palos Verdes began the week ranked No. 1 in California, and his skill was on display ...

Fabolous never debuted with the spectacle of a major-label debut album. Even though he only performed a freestyle on a radio ...

Will Smith’s eldest son, Trey Smith, appears ready to step into one of the creative lanes his famous family has long dominated—at least, that’s the […] ...

The XXL freshman class of 2018 started out hot and heavy with majority of the artists releasing at least one well know song ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

The Grammy-winning rapper got back to the bars with the hard-hitting “Sag Harbor” freestyle, which found him delivering one ...

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 ...

Fabolous dissed 50 Cent on the "Squatter's Rights Freestyle" on Christmas, with the track also featuring his podcast cohosts.

Hit-Boy is kicking off the new year with a new freestyle. On “Crow Bars," he addresses  the recent break-in at his office and ...

Levon Aronian clinched the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam title in Grootbos. He defeated Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final. Aronian secured the win with a 1.5-0.5 score. He earned $200,000. Magnus ...