What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words “summer,” “sunshine,” or another synonym — “California” — in ...

Tre Capital, Xzibit’s son, is featured on “End of the Day” for his first official placement on one of his dad’s albums and he ...

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Jabrill Peppers has been moonlighting with a new job outside of football. The Patriots safety has been in the music studio. On Monday, he released a rap single “Point’Em Out.” He goes by the rap ...

The 1990s were the golden age of rap music. And these are three perfect albums from that time period that encourage no skips.

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Wayne released “10,000 Bars,” a 35-minute song featuring his last written lyrics. Everything from that moment forward, ...

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In celebration of YouTube's 20th anniversary, YouTube's Director of Black Music & Culture Tuma Basa ranked the top 20 hip-hop ...