Ask 10 hip-hop fans of different ages what the greatest year in rap music was, and you’ll get 10 different answers. Music consumption is a deeply personal endeavor, shaped by individual taste and ...

From Clipse to Tyler, the Creator to billy woods to Ovrkast to Bruiser Wolf, here are our favorite rap albums of 2025.

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From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...

The production threads in the memorable stylings of "Deck the Halls," one of the most iconic Christmas songs of all time. But ...

We try to stick to one guiding principle when making our best rap verses of the year lists: one verse per rapper. This year was different. Two thousand and twenty-four featured the greatest rap battle ...

Explore the best rap albums of 2025, from long-awaited returns to breakout moments. See which projects defined the year in Hip Hop on Rap-Up.

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

This past fall, for the first time since 1990, there wasn’t a single rap song in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. Megan Thee Stallion briefly shifted the disappointing mark with a new single shortly ...