*The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. Billboard links some of this change to new ...

Today in Hip Hop History, Redman’s second studio album Dare Iz a Darkside was released 31 years ago. Dropping in 1994, the project cemented Redman as one of the most imaginative and unpredictable ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” Kendrick Lamar’s duet with SZA, was removed from the chart following the ...

Billboard‘s recent rule changes sparked a concerned discussion after they resulted in a two-week absence of rap music in the Hot 100 chart’s top 40 for the first time in almost three decades. “Is ...

LeBron James has long been known as one of the NBA’s biggest music enthusiasts. From blasting songs in the locker room to sharing car ride sing-alongs on Instagram, the Los Angeles Lakers star has ...

LL Cool J arrived in the middle of this transformation, becoming a new prototype for the street image that major players and ...