Hip-hop, you really outdid yourself this year. Rappers used the time spent in isolation to write and record such a wide variety of work that the debates over what to include in this year’s Best Of list turned downright contentious. In the end, though, the 30 albums here are the ones we feel best represented […]

As the year begins to near a close, the music world is reflecting on all that 2020 had to offer. Uproxx rounded up the best albums and the best songs of the year this week, but we’re not the only ones compiling impressive releases. Billboard is looking back at the artists who secured No. 1s […]

Beef in rap is almost inevitable, it seems. Cardi B feels like that has been especially true in regards to her during her relatively fresh reign at the top of hip-hop. It turns out that Cardi is tired of being pitted against other female rappers, and she discussed that in a new interview with Billboard, […]

Drake has already made his love for Nike supremely evident (“Checks over stripes,” indeed), but his latest move takes his appreciation for the Portland sportswear giant to a new level — and makes him a partner in the process. Drake and Nike announced their new joint venture, a new sub-label called NOCTA, today with an […]

DaBaby is a rapper who is well-known for his sense of humor and love for trolling. His videos are full of funny imagery and he’s maintained a detached sense of amusement on social media, even when fans call for his head. So when Twitter lit up with the so-called “Nate Robinson Challenge” — basically, “planking” […]

In a new interview with Billboard, Cardi B takes credit for the success of one of her biggest critics, conservative commentator Candace Owens. The raunchy rapper has gotten into Twitter tiffs with conservative pundits multiple times over the years, as they’ve realized that poking the bear provides them even greater exposure when Cardi claps back. […]

His hoop dreams may have been deferred, but J. Cole’s got something ready to go for the upcoming basketball season. The North Carolina rapper just introduced the upcoming “Ebony And Ivory” colorway of his Puma RS-Dreamer sneakers and announced their release date on Instagram. They drop this Friday, December 4 — just in time for […]

Royce Da 5’9″ became a Grammy nominee last week when The Allegory, the Detroit rapper’s eighth album, earned a spot in the Best Rap Album category. This isn’t the first time he’s been nominated, having received one at the 2010 awards for his appearance on Eminem’s Recovery. But the version of the album that got […]