The history of rap music, all things considered, doesn't go back too far. The genre came out of New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and it was about a decade before it got its footing.

Enjoy this week's list, featuring new songs from Mac Miller ("5 Dollar Pony Rides"), Wiz Khalifa ("War on Drugs Freestyle"), ...

Disco music originated in the 1960s at underground venues popular with LGBTQ+, Black, and Latinx Americans. But it wasn't ...

The Jackson 5's “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” returns to its all-time peak on Billboard's R&B Streaming Songs chart as it ...

Hip-hop’s original storyteller, Slick Rick has carried the narrative torch for over three decades. The best Slick Rick songs reveal how. Born on January 14, 1965, Richard Martin Lloyd Walters ...

“Denial Is a River” also climbs 20-17 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and debuts at No. 76 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. It ...

Denzel’s latest project is very much in the same vein as “Imperial,” but with an even more aggressive style, which has got people wondering how he’ll be remembered along with the pantheon of hip-hop ...

“The problem is for many years/I’ve lived my life publicly/And every time I ... a piece of hip-hop history. A recurring theme throughout the best Mary J Blige songs (and all her discography ...

It’s that time of year again! We all know of at least ... family gatherings, what songs are a “must hear” on your holiday playlist? Here’s a list of the Top 10 Christmas songs that are ...

The 1990s was a time for fashion, art, and the best music. From hip-hop to R&B and pop, the sound of the 90s was electric and ...

Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, aka the Real Slim Shady, is undoubtedly one of the most influential rappers of all time. While ...

Read previous Rap Columns here. 30 ... I don’t mean it.” Cash Cobain’s best songs this year (“fisherrr,” “rump punch,” “Dunk Contest” minus J. Cole) were melancholic and ...