R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Youssoupha, Aqyila, Central Cee, Charlie Bereal, Kacy Hill & More
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...
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Doechii To Perform At The 67th Grammys
Rapper and performer Doechii will take the stage to perform at the 67th Grammys on Feb 2. The show will also benefit LA ...
'Musically embodied': Revered Bay Area musician Dax Pierson dies at 54
His early 2000s projects pioneered a hip-hop sound that paved the way for East Bay artists. He later was a fixture in the world of Bay Area experimental music.
Kai Cenat Is ‘Cool’ With Drake, But Still Thinks Kendrick Lamar ‘Won’ the Rap Beef
Kai Cenat didn’t become the most popular Twitch streamer in hip-hop by holding back his real opinions. So while speaking to Billboard for his January cover story, he didn’t hold back when it came to ...
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2025’s hottest new rappers you need to know
These rising rappers are reshaping hip-hop by blending diverse influences and pushing creative boundaries beyond traditional ...
Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter to step down later this year
Deborah Rutter led the Kennedy Center through a dramatic growth spurt and a global pandemic. Board chairman David M.
The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time
From Pete Seeger to Billie Holiday to Rage Against the Machine to Kendrick Lamar, musicians of all genres have spoken truth to power ...
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These Are the Best Hip-Hop Artists in Denver
Even if Denver is not widely known as a hip-hop destination, these artists are keeping the genre alive at a Mile High.
‘Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music’ Is a Spectacular, Definitive History of the Most Influential Music Stage in America: TV Review
Summing up 50 years and nearly 1,000 'SNL' musical performances is a tall order, but directors Questlove and Oz Rodriguez ...
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Opinion: When Hip-Hop Sold Its Soul for a Stack
Hip-hop, once a movement and a megaphone for Black empowerment and communal struggle, has been hijacked by the almighty ...
The Best Of Hip-Hop From The 2024 Uproxx Music Critics Poll
Hip-hop is well-represented in the 2024 Uproxx Critics Poll, in a year defined as much by conflict as anything else. This is the 7th annual version of the poll, in which nearly 300 music critics from ...
Is Kai Cenat Music’s Most Powerful Influencer?
How the amiable 23-year-old has become the most popular streamer on Twitch — and the most trusted hang for music’s biggest ...