Sexyy Red isn’t concerned with chasing hits. “I’m not even trying,” she tells Billboard over Zoom. “You just gotta be yourself and then they gonna f–k with you.” She’s living proof: the 25-year-old ...

Sexyy Red is everywhere right now. She’s toured with Drake. beside some of rap’s biggest names like Latto and Lil Durk for remixes. She’s been spotted on the sideline for New York Jets and Penn State ...

Issa Rae‘s Max series Rap Sh!t is returning for its second season on Nov. 9, but its soundtrack, Rap Sh!t S2: The Mixtape, will drop earlier on Nov. 3. The collection of songs will be released via Rae ...

We’d gone over a year — 54 weeks total — without a rap No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. But for the first time since Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” reigned in Aug. 2022, a song tops both Billboard‘s ...

After much fuss was made about the dearth of rap No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, the first rap song of the year has topped the chart, breaking the drought at 54 weeks. Best of all, the song ...

Playboi Carti has lost himself in sound. The Atlanta rapper’s Whole Lotta Red, released on Christmas as a surprise present to fans, defies rap’s usual rules as meaning dissolves, trap’s sonic ...

What makes a battle rapper stand out among all their opponents as the head that wears the crown? Is it lyrical flow, quick wit, or something entirely less tangible that transforms an ordinary emcee ...

Rap-A-Lot Records, the Houston-based record label that made a name for itself in the early 1990s with the Geto Boys and then went on to be the home of UGK, Slim Thug and Devin The Dude, among others, ...

Anthony Puleo is a Freelance Writer for GameRant, but has a history working for the site. Having worked as a staff writer here for two years, he is very familiar with the gaming industry and plays ...

Founded in 1986, the label was instrumental in the recognition of "gangsta rap" and Southern hip-hop and is currently home to rappers Joey Bada$$ and Kendrick Lamar. By Harley Brown, Billboard The ...

Founded in 1986, the label was instrumental in the recognition of "gangsta rap" and Southern hip-hop and is currently home to rappers Joey Bada$$ and Kendrick Lamar. By Harley Brown, Billboard The ...