This week’s hip-hop releases feature a mix of debuting voices and established chart names, underscoring the genre’s multi-generational pull in 2026. New albums from Isaiah Rashad, PlaqueBoyMax, and ...
Vince Staples, JPEGMAFIA, NAV, Quavo, and more lead a packed week of new hip-hop singles.
The past two decades of hip-hop music have been well-documented, thanks to social media and streaming platforms. Today, anyone with internet access can essentially tap into a database of their ...
Egyptian Lover's Roland TR-808 drum machine is customized with hieroglyphics and themed patterns Credit: Jay Godwin / LBJ Presidential Library Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is ...
On this day in Hip-Hop history, Sir Mix-a-Lot released his third LP, Mack Daddy. This was the Seattle-born rapper’s most successful project, housing his timeless hit single, “Baby Got Back.” Although ...
Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era and the rise of streaming. Keeping those archives intact is proving difficult. By Brian ...