The FADER's Vivian Medithi lays out all of the best rap songs from October 2025, including songs from Lil Baby, Monaleo, and more.

Like all mutating scenes, the lo-fi movement in hip-hop began as something far different from what it has become. In the beginning, it was purely an aesthetic choice. Beatmakers like J Dilla, Nujabes, ...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 15: Pastor Troy, Jermaine Dupri, Lyor Cohen, Global Head of YouTube Music, and Tuma Basa, Director of Urban Music, YouTube attend YouTube Music 2020 Leaders & Legends Ball ...

For a few months last year, one of the most entrancing places on the internet was the YouTube page of a musician called Certified Trapper. He would post endlessly. The songs were alluring, ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of my favorite things about hip-hop and rap music, in particular, is ...

Get ready to elevate your high with this essential playlist for every cannabis connoisseur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHYVGwD7V1Y “Bars” is a track from the ...

Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just a Friend” had just climbed to No. 41. The next week it jumped to No. 29.