We don’t always feel cycles; we live through them. Sunsets on this spinning rock we inhabit aren’t the end of days — they’re just signs of another trip around the sun, a reset. Rap is no different; it ...

The Hip-Hop world lost a true pioneer when Gene “Groove” Allen passed away in February 2025. As a key member of Groove B. Chill, Allen helped bridge the gap between Hip-Hop’s golden era and mainstream ...

While countless end-of-year lists circulate each December, few captured hip hop’s devotion to lyricism like the Genius “2025 In Review.” Despite narratives suggesting otherwise, the data show that ...

2025 was a strange year for rap singles, although some of the genre's biggest artists showed out with some bonafide hits. Hip-Hop in 2025 was highlighted by discourse about whether or not the genre is ...

For over 50 years, Hip-Hop has gifted the culture as we know it with a great deal. Not only has the genre introduced us to world-class talent, often taking up space in our hearts and memories, but ...

If this year taught us anything, it’s that fans have the final say on which artists, albums, and genres owned the culture in 2025. The conversations they were having on social media and in group chats ...

Today, we are taking a look at the 40 best rap albums of 2025, from underground darlings, to rap's biggest superstars. Ranking the best rap albums of 2025 is no easy task. This is something we repeat ...

Out with the old and in with the new didn't apply in 2025. While rising stars like Leon Thomas, Doechii and Mariah the Scientist continued to break through, a wave of legacy artists launched tours ...

Drake hopped on the remix, and the rest was history for the ATL trio. By Michael Saponara Sometimes the best songs can be the ones you didn’t expect, and that was the case for Quavo when the Migos ...

Hit Songs Deconstructed has released its 2025 Staying Power report. By Gary Trust As analyzed by Billboard in 2025, songs are increasingly lasting in the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100.

After a historic debut in India in 2025, Rolling Loud returns to Mumbai for a second year on December 12 and 13.

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...