Popular music is full of one-trick ponies. From Chubby Checker turning every song into a version of “The Twist” to Motorhead and The Ramones thrashing out the same speedy guitar riffs over and over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 30: Ice Spice performs onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in ...

It’s a new year, but some things remain as they ever were; basketball players still want to rap, and nostalgia still dominates discussion of both art forms. That’s why “Tweaker,” the new single from ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. When Lil B brought "based" into the rap lexicon, the style signalled a loose, casual approach to ...

It’s looking like Grammy night all over again for Kendrick Lamar at the 2025 American Music Awards. CBS and Dick Clark Productions dropped the nominations on Wednesday (April 23), with the Compton ...

Artificial intelligence is quietly shifting how rap and beatmaking happen. Generative tools are speeding up experimentation, lowering barriers to entry, and raising new questions about authorship, ...

According to a Billboard report, published on Sunday (Sept. 29), Future earned his 11th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with Mixtape Pluto, his third album release of 2024. The LP moved 129,000 ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you probably know who Ice Spice is. On Jan. 1, 2000, the superstar named Isis Naija Gaston was born right at the turn of the ...