One of the biggest names in 2000s CHH is still garnering huge streaming numbers in 2026. “Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like)” is one ...

Drake rewrites his personal-best reign atop the Hot Rap Songs chart as "Janice STFU" wins a 19th week at No. 1. The single ...

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to restrict the controversial practice. By Bill Donahue When Maryland ...

A bizarre conspiracy theory circulating online has combined two popular targets of right-wing hatred: rap music and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The wild theory accuses the US ...

Lil Durk faces a courtroom battle over who gets to explain drill rap when his murder-for-hire trial reaches jurors. His lawyers filed an August 8 response opposing prosecutors’ bid to restrict four ...

Counting down the best rap albums of 2026 so far is no easy task, but once again, HotNewHipHop has done its best. When you think of the best rap albums of 2026 so far, there are probably a plethora of ...

It's rap, yet somehow it's so soothing it makes you sleepy. The beats are hazy, and the vocals melt deep within the reverb. When I first heard Clams Casino's "I'm God," I was confused, wondering, "Is ...

When Maryland lawmakers passed new legislation restricting how rap can be used in criminal cases, it was the latest victory in a five-year effort to limit a practice that critics say hurts free speech ...