Feb 6, 2026; Milan, Italy; Alysa Liu of the United States before competing in women's singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena. Mandatory ...

A popular rapper from Jacksonville, Florida, is dead at 25. Lil Poppa died Wednesday at 11:23 a.m. ET, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Georgia told WJXT. A cause of death has not been ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

The estate of Michael Jackson has issued a warning to hip-hop star Sexyy Red about sampling anything from the King of Pop without permission. Namely, don’t do it. Red, aka Janae Nierah Wherry, went ...

E-40 (right) chats with San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames before the start of an April 8, 2025, game at Oracle Park. The rapper threw out the ceremonial first pitch, with Adames catching.

Fela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, the popular musician and activist who created the Afrobeat music movement, has remained the subject of global obsession. In the past few days, the social media ...

If you happen to see a camera crew walking through the aisles of a San Antonio H-E-B someday soon, chances are you'll be stumbling on the filming of a music video for one local rapper's viral ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Recently, Lil Uzi Vert inked a new deal with Roc Nation Distribution and ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Timothée Chalamet just dropped a bold new rap song featuring a mysterious artist to celebrate Marty Supreme. The Oscar-nominated actor's rap song is linked to his upcoming film, Marty Supreme. The ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...