THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR RAP SONGS RANKED BY MAINSTREAM R&B/HIP-HOP AND RHYTHMIC RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY ...

A rapper who became famous in the 1990s has reportedly died from a brain aneurysm. Young Bleed’s son, Ty’Gee Ramon, posted a video on his Instagram page announcing his father’s passing and honoring ...

The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s “luther” from the Billboard Hot 100 chart has reignited the heated debate of rap’s decline in 2025. The conversations are unsurprising when this is the first ...

Megan Thee Stallion has brought rap back to the US top 40 following a two-week absence, which marked the first time the genre hadn’t featured on the chart since 1990. The 2024 collaborative track was ...

A Taiwanese influencer known for pulling off racy stunts was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Malaysia — and investigators are now probing her death as a murder, according to reports. Iris Hsieh, 31, ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY MAINSTREAM R&B/HIP-HOP RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS ...

Killa Hakan celebrated 30 years of Turkish rap with a star-studded Berlin concert, uniting generations and honoring the genre’s legacy The living legend of Turkish rap, Killa Hakan, celebrated the ...

Zohran Mamdani created history after New Yorkers elected him their first Muslim and South Asian-origin mayor. Digging into the mayor-elect’s past always throws up hidden gems. Get this: In his days as ...

On the quest for mid-season acclaim, they are in control of their own destiny.