Music nostalgia tends to move in 20-year cycles, so it’s no surprise that — following the ’90s-rap revivalism of the 2010s — we’re already seeing some early 2000s rap trends resurfacing in today’s rap ...

The decade of the 2000s was an incredibly important one for rap music. In these 10 years, hip-hop legends either launched their careers with iconic debuts, or continued their already-dominant runs ...

The emergence of significant DSPs like Spotify and Apple Music may have effectively ended the mixtape era. Before these streaming giants existed, music fans would head to sites like My Mixtapez, ...

Since hip-hop's inception, the genre has exponentially grown with every single decade, and the 2000s era was no different. Hip-hop saw even more commercial success than before; it succeeded in ...

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At the 1995 Source Awards, André 3000 issued a proclamation, or a prophecy: "The South got something to say." Inspired by his words, this list represents some of the most impactful songs, albums and ...

As the legendary DJ Premiere once said, “Hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different. And to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not do what everybody else does.” Rap music ...

The 65th Grammy Awards take place on Feb. 5, 2023. The Grammys have handed out the Best Rap Album award since 1996. Tyler, The Creator won the album in 2022 with CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. “We don’t ...

No matter how rap has evolved, high-profile guest verses have remained a snapshot of either dominance or ascendancy in the hip-hop food chain. When Lil Wayne was transitioning from up-and-coming rap ...

Our list of the best songs, albums and mixtapes by Southern rappers is a celebration that recenters the South as a creative center of hip-hop and honors the region for all that it has given to us.

The 65th Grammy Awards are on Feb. 5, 2023. Many big names are nominated for Best Rap Song, including Future, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. Kanye ‘Ye’ West and Jay-Z won Best Rap Song in 2022 for ‘Jail’ ...