Kendrick Lamar is the overwhelming favorite, but the remaining contenders - Tyler, the Creator, Clipse, GloRilla, and JID - all bring serious bona fides to the table.

Nas revisits his Hip Hop is Dead statement, offering a more nuanced take on the genre’s current state. He praises Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series as key forces in Hip ...

Nearly 20 years ago now, Nas sparked controversy with his declaration that Hip-Hop Is Dead. Fortunately, his prediction turned out to be wrong, but when asked to reflect on the moment by Rolling Stone ...

Lola Brooke reacted to Denzel Curry’s claim that commercial rap is “dead.” She highlights her track “Pain,” which samples Mary J. Blige, as a nod to Hip Hop’s roots and evolution. Her response adds a ...

On this date in 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter dropped the lead single to one of the most revered debut albums in hip-hop history—Reasonable Doubt. “Dead Presidents” wasn’t just a song; it was a statement ...

Starski, real name Kevin Smith, released a number of records throughout the '80s including the 1986 album House Rocker and the singles "Amityville (The House on the Hill)," "Do the Right Thing," and ...

In the last 51 years, hip-hop has grown from what some people believed to be a fad to a global phenomenon. The culture has produced ground-breaking artists and record-breaking sales numbers, leading ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Let’s Get Free, the highly celebrated debut album of Hip-Hop duo dead prez. Consisting of Stic (Khnum Ibomu) and M-1 (Mutulu Olugbala), dead prez burst onto the ...

Saafir, the celebrated Oakland rapper who became a stalwart figure in the world of early Nineties West Coast hip-hop, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He was 54. Saafir’s ...

Nas gave Kendrick Lamar one of the highest possible comments he could give by calling him hip-hop’s “North Star.” Nas spoke very highly of Lamar during an interview with Rolling Stone when asked about ...