“At the end of the day, nothing more powerful than rap music,” Lamar said after accepting the prize from Diana Ross, who left him “starstruck.” “We are the culture that’s gonna always ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

A man convicted of murder in London was taken back into custody after a report emerged that he was anonymously making drill rap music. The victim’s family worries his music could bring him more ...

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” became the de facto song of 2024 when it dropped in May, and now it’s a Grammy Award winner. The diss track aimed at rapper Drake topped the Billboard ...

Aerospace startup Boom says they've proven quiet supersonic flight is possible with their passenger airplanes after a successful second test flight. Watch as Jameis Winston gave a performance for the ...

Roseanne’s featured rap in the song begins with, “They try to cancel me and say I’m a racist. I got a mean hook, they can’t get me with that jam. Trying to take away my right to go and say ...

Lauren wrote about film, television, awards season, music, and more for the likes of The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline Hollywood, Us Weekly, Awards Circuit, and others before landing at EW in May 2019.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died at the age of 54, according to the record’s distributor ...

The Grammys finally unveiled the Best Rap Song category for the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. The first honor went to Eminem for his diamond-selling track "Lose Yourself," marking his ninth Grammy ...

Because at the end of the day, nothing is more powerful than rap music. We are the culture. It's gonna always stay here and live forever." Usher gives Kendrick Lamar his Super Bowl halftime show ...