May 2026’s first Friday brings new projects from Isaiah Rashad, Lil Tjay, and PlaqueBoyMax, marking a high-profile start to the month’s hip-hop calendar. Rashad’s "It’s Been Awful" ends a four-year ...

May 1, 2026, brings a wave of hip-hop releases, including albums from Isaiah Rashad, PlaqueBoyMax, and Lil Tjay, alongside singles such as NAV & Quavo’s “Mutt” and DaBaby’s “POP DAT THANG” remix. AZ ...

On Tuesday (April 21), 1017 producer SpiffoMadeIt shared a selfie of Foo on his Instagram Story along with the caption "No ...

His upcoming project, “Critical Times,” is being developed as the world’s first Christian Bit-Hop album, a concept that ...

Sponatola Marc Irvin, a patriarch of Tampa’s beat scene better known as Sponatola, marks the release of a new album, Spaced ...

The third edition of RiverBeat Music Festival kicked off May 1 in Memphis. From The Red Clay Strays to Dead Soldiers, here ...

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, he was a key force in propelling hip-hop into the mainstream. He was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career. By Jonathan Abrams and Hannah ...

Joe Freshgoods will take on one of New Balance‘s freshest models for his next sneaker collaboration, but he’ll do so through the literal lens ’90s and 2000s hip-hop music videos. The Joe Freshgoods x ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Arirang beats Ye's new album Bully to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ...

As he steps into this new chapter, Millyz is bringing “sexy back”—literally and figuratively—with a renewed focus on branding ...

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