The highly anticipated third remix of J-pop superstar Hikaru Utada's “Electricity” is out today, offering another fresh take on Hikaru Utada's acclaimed track, this time courtesy of Manchester-based ...

Blending martial arts with hip hop dancing, 10-year-old Song Haoming and 12-year-old Fu Junxi made it into Juste Debout’s 2025 semi-finals, setting a record for Chinese participants in the hip hop ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Doechii, Gelo, and Gunna. Although Doechii’s re-released fan favorite, “Anxiety,” isn’t technically a new song ...

Kendrick Lamar’s set at the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show was the culmination of a historic year—one where he not only cemented his dominance in hip-hop but also reshaped the ...

The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors ... One of Ayers’ most popular albums was “Lifeline,” which peaked at No. 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit “Running ...

Anime and hip-hop interact constantly, and have both been vital to each other's growth as media. Carole and Tuesday's collaboration with Denzel Curry highlights anime's inclusivity and genre ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources. Hip-hop ...

Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur talks about Angie Stone’s profound impact on music talking to legends of Hip-Hop Culture. In 1981, after she had a hit song, Angie B was backstage at Disco Fever in ...

Athens indie/alternative legends R.E.M reunited for a few moments Thursday night at the 40 Watt, shocking a crowd on hand to see Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy performing R.E.M.’s “Fables Of ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from IDK, Reason, and TiaCorine. The avalanche of new releases in hip-hop continued this week, albeit at a slightly slower rate ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

Since hip-hop's inception, the genre has exponentially grown with every single decade, and the 2000s era was no different. Hip-hop saw even more commercial success than before; it succeeded in ...