Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018’s Care for Me and 2022’s ...

A Georgia teenager’s rap bars have landed him behind bars after a football scuffle had even bigger consequences. Cortez Lyles, 18, is an athlete at Heritage High School in Conyers, Ga. who is facing ...

Meet the buzzy folk-pop songwriter, plus a dancey noise band, a dexterous Dominican M.C., a new generation of SoundCloud ...

They started as kids from West Philly just trying to make it out. Drill rap, and the pull of fame and money, left nearly a ...

Semaj Nolan's music career was accelerated by the growing popularity of drill rap. Then, at 17, he was charged with killing ...

William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people ...

As a solo artist, j-hope is the bomb. The 31-year-old member of Korea’s biggest music group BTS, who started as a dancer, has emerged as a fine singer-songwriter in the hip-hop mold. In 2018, five ...

Nigerian rapper Otriexx is set to reignite the golden era of hip-hop with his latest single, Fake Life, dropping on March 28, 2025. Known for his sharp lyricism and authentic storytelling, Otriexx ...

Bryon Chambers was 16 years old when he snuck into a club where the first South by Southwest (SXSW) hip-hop showcase was ...

How old is Doechii? The Florida-born hitmaker is hip-hop's newest superstar known for her genre-bending sound. Uncover lesser ...

Baron Davis, the South Central L.A. legend, is navigating the transition of life after hoops with his second love: rapping.

Seven alleged members of the Bronx street gang Courtlandt Over Everything have been indicted after “terrorizing” the ...