You might say it was Drake, DJ Premier, or Ice Cube. But the real idea of a beat flip starts with the DJ. In the early days of hip-hop—when DJing was the center of the action and park jams at rec ...

Don’t know your Australian hip hop? You’re about to get schooled, with seven tracks from across the years that are certified gold – by Aussies themselves. Meta Description: Don’t know your Australian ...

The year in hip-hop saw the reinvention of the diss track, with “Not Like Us” entering the musical canon as a bonafide hit. But the year wasn’t all rap beef; the rap world delivered a variety of ...

Hip-hop celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023, and from its early renegade beginnings to becoming a big fish in the mainstream, many a clever lyric has been turned out by talented rhymers who ...

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Wed, August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM UTC Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan.

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Toosii, NBA YoungBoy, Danny Brow, Peezy, Cardo Got Wings, Jay ...

J.I.D tries to stay away from negativity as much as possible, but if there’s one thing he had to argue about, it’d be music. There’s no winning that argument with him, though. According to the Atlanta ...

“Talking to my shadow, he advised me not to worry / Said I should plant my tree and let it rise out of the fury” Slug of Atmosphere is all about positivity, and on the title track of the duo’s second ...