Two weeks after he scored his first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Hot Rap Songs chart, Don Toliver returns to the winner’s circle ...

A panel of The Athletic writers ranked 24 of the greatest NBA drops in lyrics that spanned almost five decades worth of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The track climbs 11-10 on the list dated Sept. 20, in its fifth charting week, with gains in all three contributing metrics. For ...

Lil Uzi Vert captures the crown on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart for the first time in three years as "What You Saying" leads the list dated Jan. 17. The single, released on Cor(e)/Roc Nation, rises ...

You know how the cliché goes: rappers want to be basketball players, and basketball players want to be rappers. This has been a truism since the '90s, when rap really started taking off as a ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

Chicago artist builds on collaboration with Talib Kweli, signaling a renewed focus on substance and social commentary ...