Cardi B reigns on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart for the ninth time, leaping two places to No. 1 on the Aug. 16-dated ranking with “Outside.” “Outside” also ascends a spot to No. 1 on Rap Airplay, ...
There’s a double celebration on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay and Rap Airplay charts as Nicki Minaj’s “Everybody,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert crowns both lists, dated Feb. 17. The track, which samples ...
The world’s largest hip-hop and rap festival took over Los Angeles for an incredible four-day bender. Stampedes of music fans from across the globe crowded the Hollywood Park Grounds in Los Angeles ...
The chant is centuries old, but the rhythm is not. That contrast is exactly what made people stop scrolling when they spotted a woman chanting “Hari Bol” through a rap. The chant is delivered in a ...
Rap isn’t just entertainment. It’s applied writing. Every strong verse uses voice, structure, evidence, and emotional control ...
Rap is the most word-intoxicated genre in the history of American popular music. Against a stark background of pure rhythm, rappers' words arrive in a torrent of syncopated speech -- rhymes, puns, ...
Ahmed Abu Aqla said that women’s entry into rap represents an exciting and fresh addition to Sudanese society, arguing that women’s rap carries a different kind of energy. He added that female voices ...
2025 ASCAP TOP RHYTHM & SOUL MUSIC AWARD WINNERS INCLUDE R&B/HIP-HOP AND RAP SONG OF THE YEAR "NOT LIKE US,"GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR "THAT'S MY KING," SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR OZ AND PUBLISHER OF THE ...