March 27 is a remarkable date in music, having hosted some of Hip-Hop & R&B’s most important events. It marks the birthday of ...

Below, Billboard’s hip-hop braintrust ranked the 50 greatest hip-hop album covers of all-time, spanning from from the genre’s earliest days, to some of the new generation’s most daring stars. Take a ...

Hip-hop entered the new millennium carrying heavy losses. The murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. left the genre reeling, while Y2K anxieties cast uncertainty over everything. But when ...

After more than twenty years at the center of Southern hip hop, T.I. is preparing to close the book on his recording career. The Atlanta artist has positioned Kill The King as his final studio album, ...

Rap is in Ghostface Killah‘s DNA. As a legendary member of the iconic rap group Wu-Tang Clan, he continues to keep his fingerprints on hip-hop. Fresh off the release of his latest album, Supreme ...

For the first time, hip-hop and rap bands TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue are touring together. See when they'll play a concert at the Iowa State Fair.

Yankee Stadium is hosting two nights celebrating two iconic hip-hop albums from New York’s own Sean Carter, aka Jay-Z, Roc ...

Hip Hop in 2025 didn’t move in a straight line — it expanded, paused, reflected, and, in many cases, recalibrated. Rather than being defined by one dominant sound or culture-consuming headline, the ...

New Orleans and Louisiana have left an indelible mark on rap music as the home state of some of the genre's biggest stars and most iconic record labels. Five albums by Louisiana artists were selected ...

From chart-topping hits to global cultural influence, Flavor Flav has spent decades in the spotlight and now marks his 67th ...

Back in the day, when buying records, CDs, and tapes was one of the most important things a young person could do, the keen-eyed music consumer often kept their peepers peeled for new live albums.

Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins has added one more accolade to his resume, entirely suitable for a crowd-pleasing artist who rocks a tuxedo. The rap star, 48, now holds the Guinness World Record for the largest ...