Hip-hop beat-makers are usually unseen. Not all sample-based producers are as reclusive as the torch-bearing loop artist Madlib, but even the most prominent among them are part of the backdrop.

In the 25-year history of modern Nigerian mainstream music, we have seen unforgettable hip-hop records that defined eras and ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums ... full of brass — both in London’s witty boasts and Hitmaka’s snazzy beat. If you’ve been reading the column for a while, you might ...

The first solo star to emerge from Cash Money Records, Juvenile remains one of the most renowned rappers in New Orleans hip-hop history ... behind and ahead of the beat simultaneously, finding ...

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using ...

10-year-old Song Haoming and 12-year-old Fu Junxi stun the Juste Debout audience while setting records for Chinese participants. Blending martial arts with hip hop dancing, 10-year-old Song Haoming ...

The result is a creative and highly enjoyable reggae reinterpretation of a rock classic. Damian Marley’s breakthrough album blends traditional reggae with hip-hop influences. Its modern sound and ...

Held on the last weekend of August each year, the festival brings world-class reggae, hip-hop, and electronic artists to the shores of Bratislava’s Zlaté Piesky lake. It is the only camping festival ...

Reggae, hip hop, doo-wop, funk, dance remixes, and much more. Our genial host also unveils his ‘New 2 Spoon’ record of the week. Spoony’s feature ‘Dr Beat’ is at the heart of ‘Happy ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources. Hip-hop ...

Kyle is a staff writer at Billboard, specializing in reggae/dancehall, R&B/hip-hop, pop and country music. Previously, his work has appeared in NPR, Okayplayer and UPROXX; he also does part-time ...