A federal jury on Monday convicted a Kansas City-based music artist of illegally having a firearm as a convicted felon.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras sits in for Raul Campos with music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new ...

Juvenile’s "BBB," featuring Genesisthegawd and Megan Thee Stallion, reenters the Rap Digital Song Sales chart at No. 2 and reaches a new peak on the ranking as it returns.

I recently watched the Netflix documentary Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, and it's one of the ...

The best songs of the week include new tracks from Drug Church, Miss Grit, Gouge Away, and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso.

The civil trial between Chancelor Bennett (Chance the Rapper) and his former manager Patrick Corcoran is now well underway in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois — a case MBW has been covering ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...