Complex’s 2026 Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking maps who really moves the conversation. In a year where rap has no dominant stars ...

The All Love Music Festival will be Aug. 15 at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton, featuring Apostle Jones, Rellick and ...

This week’s hip-hop releases feature a mix of debuting voices and established chart names, underscoring the genre’s multi-generational pull in 2026. New albums from Isaiah Rashad, PlaqueBoyMax, and ...

The third edition of RiverBeat Music Festival kicked off May 1 in Memphis. From The Red Clay Strays to Dead Soldiers, here ...

Formed in Topeka in 1973, Kansas enjoyed national stardom thanks to hit singles like “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry On Wayward ...

Experts say treating rap lyrics as diary entries minimizes their artistic value while playing on negative racial stereotypes ...

Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost ...

YoungBoy Never Broke Again is the MVP when it comes to guest features this year. In 2026, the Louisiana rapper is having a ...

The summer concert season is so close you can hear it coming around the corner. Our favorite time of year around these parts ...

Post Malone re-teams with Rae Sremmurd member Swae Lee for "Take My Heart," which debuts inside the top 10 on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart.

The last time Kings of Chaos headlined the Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Saturday night concert, in 2023, the lineup included Rome Ramirez of Long Beach’s Sublime; Corey Taylor of Slipknot; Living ...

Court records show one of three men charged in the killing of Jam Master Jay plans to plead guilty. If the plan holds, it would be the first admission anyone has made in court to any role in the ...