South Florida rapper Poorstacy died after an “incident” in Boca Raton early Saturday morning, officials confirmed. The rapper, whose legal name was Carlito Milfort, was 26. The incident occurred at ...
It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...
It’s a sunny January afternoon in Juliaca, a city near the banks of Lake Titicaca in the high plains of southern Peru. Thousands of Indigenous Quechuan and Aymara people have gathered in the town’s ...
In August of 2025, hip-hop turned the still-very-young age of 52, but let some of its fans tell it the genre is still a young man’s game. However, upon looking at its current landscape, some of rap’s ...
Hip Hop has always been a melting pot of cultures, and Hispanic artists have played a vital role in shaping the sound, style, and spirit of the genre. From the block parties of the Bronx to stages ...
Chance the Rapper’s Star Line opens at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart, his third project to peak in the runner-up spot, following The Big Day and Acid Rap. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 19: ...
Cornel Dews gave ChatGPT some criteria and asked it to create a “Top 50 Rappers Over 40” list. But did the AI get it right or miss the mark? Cornel Dews discusses ranking rappers over 40-years old and ...
Robbery, identity theft, shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot: Rappers have ended up in prison for all kinds of reasons — and many of them are still inside today. Nigel Farage warns Americans ...
During Black Music Month, our focus is on celebrating both the generational sounds and the artists who created them, especially those who have passed away. Hip-hop emerged as a testament to resilience ...
A number of high-profile rappers have found themselves at the center of nude photo and video leaks over the years. In 2019, “Fancy” rapper Iggy Azalea dealt with a leak of private topless photos, ...
Typically, we run an artist-to-watch list at the beginning of the year. This time around, we’ve been a little busy tapping into the local hip-hop scene and taking notes. In some cases, an artist’s ...
The parallel rises of rap and basketball throughout the ’70s and ’80s led to a fascinating phenomenon in the ’90s and beyond, wherein a practitioner of one could turn out to be surprisingly adept at ...