No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...

The Suburban White Guy Who Became an Overnight Rap Star

The rapper, whose new mixtape is expected to release this week, draws millions of listeners and has managed to rile up the ...
NPR

Playboi Carti, a rap superstar who's never acted like one

In 2016, as "mumble rap" was being used as a slur for the first time, and SoundCloud had become a bolt-hole offering asylum to young hip-hop castoffs, a handful of the movement's defining figures were ...
Uproxx

Chance The Rapper Showed Fans The ‘Writings On The Wall’ At His ‘Star Line’ Listening Party, Now Fans Want The Full Album

At one point, it appeared that Chance The Rapper couldn’t catch a break with hip-hop lovers. But the “Yah Know” rapper’s slow-and-steady approach in the role out of his forthcoming Star Line album ...
Commercial Appeal

GloRilla to receive Impact Award at BMI's R&B and Hip-Hop Awards

Memphis rap star GloRilla continues to collect awards and industry honors. In a year that has already seen her nominated for a pair of Grammys and win a BET award, “Big Glo” is now being honored by ...