The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Cordae, Denzel Curry, and Lil Nas X. Big week, no time for preamble. Let’s get into it. The Golden State Warriors recruited P-Lo ...

New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish. Credit... Supported by By Jon Caramanica For the last year, ...

This list highlights the rappers whose breakout moments and continued output reflect the long-term impact of the blog era.

Pressing altered versions of classic projects into boutique collector’s items sends a fuzzy message in a significant year, Nadine Smith writes. This year has been filled with countless tributes to rap ...

Egyptian Lover's Roland TR-808 drum machine is customized with hieroglyphics and themed patterns Credit: Jay Godwin / LBJ Presidential Library Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is ...

There’s no blueprint for Cardi B. Born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar in the Bronx, she first grabbed attention with her candid humor on Instagram and her stint on “Love & Hip Hop: New York.” But it was ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ab-Soul, Ferg, and Cordae. The past few weeks have featured a glut of new hip-hop, so even though this week slows things down a ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller. Here we are, folks: The first Best New Hip-Hop column of 2025. Pardon the interruption ...

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Future, Metro Boomin, Big Sean, and more. Poor Big Sean. He’s got a new single out, his first in two years, and it’s really good, ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Tyler The Creator, Lil Uzi Vert, and IDK. Okay, now I am mad at all the rappers. It’s not that there hasn’t been a slew of worthy ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Bossman Dlow, Snoop Dogg, and Will Smith. Seeing this week’s lineup might prompt some confusion about just what decade it is, but ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Drake, PartyNextDoor, and Cash Cobain. Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day for romance — or, if you’re a rapper, for flying in the face ...