Rapper Drake surprised fans this week after replying to a student’s direct message (DM) asking him for a senior quote — by ...

Kylie Jenner is back with a bang, reviving her “King Kylie” era and making her music debut with the “Fourth Strike” song and ...

Kylie Jenner is back with a bang, reviving her “King Kylie” era and making her music debut with the “Fourth Strike” song and ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Many legendary MCs have that signature moment in time when they ascend from being one of the best of their time to one of the best of all time. For Kendrick Lamar, that moment came on Aug. 14, 2013, ...

Rap and R&B have always been intertwined. As both prominent Black arts, many rappers and singers from both genres were taking off and occupying the same space in the 1990s, which carried on tradition ...

Lil Wayne opened up about the significance of a verse he recorded at just 15, which he considers a pivotal moment in his career. Lil Wayne has revealed the personal significance behind what he ...

Zohran Mamdani's hip-hop alter ego, Mr. Cardamom, appeared to show up on a new song this summer — but his campaign says it's ...

Dwayne Johnson is a man who’s good at a frankly absurd number of things; wrestling, weightlifting, getting film projects green-lit, and of, course, being a movie star—something he ranks among the very ...

Lauryn Hill fans are rejoicing. On a track from Nas’ new album, the hip-hop legend stuns with a rap verse on the song, “Nobody,” in which she raps about life, her career, and even her “lateness.” ...

Rap gets compared to basketball a lot, but I think it’s probably because the sport provides some of the aptest one-to-one comparisons to the art form. For instance, a lot of practice goes into both, ...

Hits come and go. But drop an iconic verse and your name is etched in hip-hop history. The ones that top our list of the 50 greatest rap verses since the start of 2010 find the perfect mix of wordplay ...