Playlists aren’t just the wave of the future, they’re what’s happening right now. Maybe that’s why hip-hop and playlists go together so well. Hip-hop has always been modern, young, of-the-moment, so ...

Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and first of South Asian descent. 2 days ago With part of his job at the audio-based fitness app Aaptiv being the curation of background tracks for guided ...

Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

Journalist and cultural critic Candace McDuffie is the author of “50 Rappers Who Changed the World,” a book that encompasses hip-hop’s earliest pioneers, current hitmakers, and most influential and ...

Playlists help runners set the mood of their exercise before starting, so they can enjoy their workout without having to swipe through endless music selections. Luckily for music fans and runners ...

Lofi hip-hop is here to stay. The instrumental blend of traditional hip-hop and jazz has notably made its mark on Spotify, where the “Lofi Fruits” playlist by indie record label Strange Fruits Music ...

Apple Music has renamed its "The A-List: Hip-Hop" playlist to "Rap Life." Ebro Darden, global editorial head of hip-hop and R&B at ‌Apple Music‌, will host a companion "Rap Life" segment during his ...

To be a fan of Boston hip-hop is to be constantly in love and let down: in love with the culture, let down by the staunch indifference of the wider world. Sometimes you even find yourself, maddeningly ...

For a service like Spotify that has unrivaled data and algorithmic sophistication, leaning heavily on flagship, top-down properties and quasi-celebrity figures like Tuma Basa might be sending a mixed… ...

Dallas restaurants keep searching for new ways to distinguish themselves from the pack: novelty concepts, swanky interior designs, locations like the 49th floor of a skyscraper. So why do so many of ...