When hip-hop was in its early stages, most people criticized the genre as being a fad. Yet, here we are over 50 years since its inception, and it's one of the most popular genres among fans.

Diane Martel, trailblazing music video director behind Blurred Lines and Mariah Carey’s holiday classic, died at 63 after battling breast cancer. Diane Martel, the fearless visual architect behind ...

Diane Martel, the woman responsible for directing some of hip-hop's most iconic music videos, has died at the age of 63. According to her family, who issued a statement to Rolling Stone, Martel ...

Joey Valence & Brae don’t care how old you are—they just want you to dance. “A lot of the songs on this new album are about Joey and me going out and being the only people dancing and having a good ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like KeiyaA and Ilham. One question ruled last weekend’s cultural conversation: Am I the Drama? Doubling as the title of Cardi B‘s ...

Billboard partnered with State Farm® for an exclusive concert merch drop at Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE! Relive the unforgettable night and get an exclusive look at the limited-edition designs, available only to ...

Will Smith’s rap comeback has gone down as one of the biggest flops in hip-hop history. Once a Grammy-winning rapper and Hollywood’s biggest movie star, Will is now struggling to get anyone to care ...

Diane Martel, a video director responsible for visuals for some of the top Hip-Hop acts of the 1990s before branching out to other genres, has died, according to reports. By way of a statement given ...

It has been 20 years since Brooklyn native Jay-Z and Queens rapper Nas ended one of the most notorious hip hop feuds in music history. But their latest battle wasn’t about music. The “Illmatic” rapper ...

Death is so common in hip-hop now that we don't even take time to mourn the deceased. The sudden departure of the BET Hip Hop Awards (HHA) from cable television was announced last month and it ...

Remy Ma is preparing to launch her own streaming platform that will feature rap-related content.

Cardi B is responding to a critic who says her music career is akin to “a quick hustle, not an art form.” The comment was made by an X user on Monday (Sept. 22), who said that the rapper “doesn't have ...