2018 was an insane year for rap — it’s hard to think of a major rapper who didn’t release something this year. And while some of the major players struck gold, the truth is that most of the year’s ...

It was the year that trolls and tabloid fodder took over. It was the year that beef became the chief marketing strategy. It was the year that hype trumped truth. And we're not even talking politics ...

As December draws to a close, just much every rap blog, music publication and media outlet that covers hip-hop has posted its Best Of 2018 list. And as usual most of these contain many of the same ...

We listened to a lot of Drake and Post Malone this year on Spotify, according to the music streaming giant’s yearly roundup for 2018. But perhaps the biggest surprise is that emo rap is the genre that ...

In a vacuum, the loosely connected movement known as SoundCloud rap would be one of the most exciting things to happen in music in a long time. Here we have a genuine explosion of youthful excitement, ...

We didn’t hear as much DMV rap music on the airwaves in 2018 as we did in 2017 — an exceptional yesteryear that delivered massive national hits from Logic, GoldLink and Shy Glizzy. But isn’t the radio ...

From lyrical exercises from the likes of Black Thought and CupcakKe to gripping street narratives from rappers like Mozzy and Nipsey Hussle, here are the best verses of 2018. There’s a ...

On Tuesday (Nov. 28), nominations for Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards were revealed, and hip-hop fans had a lot to say—for better or for worse. One hip-hop supporter took it even further, ...

It's that time again. A new year means a new "Rap Up" record from Uncle Murda. On Monday (Dec. 31), the Brooklyn bully rolled out his new "Rap Up 2018" single. Lenny Grant has a lot to talk about on ...

Hip-hop dominated music streaming in 2017, leading to some eye-popping record deals for rising stars — $8 million for Lil Pump, $10 million for XXXTentacion before his death, another $15 million for ...

Rap music existed in a dark fog in 2018. Mac Miller, XXXTentacion, Fredo Santana, and Jimmy Wopo all died. Tekashi 6ix9ine might be the biggest new star in the genre, but he’s also a self-destructive ...

2018 was a monumental year for hip-hop, giving listeners some of the best albums of recent memories. These 10 albums will continue to be played into 2019, and perhaps many more years ahead. 10.