Each 1990s one-hit wonder on this list is perfect in my eyes for different reasons. You might just agree with me.

Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has ...

Presented as a radio program, “It’s Been Awful” bears an uncomfortable voyeurism, akin to eavesdropping on a therapy session ...

Quavo sits down and shares his personal ranking of the three greatest NBA players of all time bringing the perspective of one ...

Al Kapone and DJ Zirk hosted the Memphis Rap OGz set at RiverBeat, which featured Tom Skeemask, Gangsta Blac, Frayser Boy, ...

Amanda Bynes has flipped the script on her career, trading in potential movie roles for melodies. The former actress, 40, dropped a new single called “Girlfriend” on Friday, April 10, a track that ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

Even taking into account his piano room full of sand, Brian Wilson was a schoolboy compared to the self-destructive, ever-shirtless former Stooges frontman Iggy Pop. But according to multiple ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chanel has become a recurring motif in Hip Hop and R&B, symbolizing luxury, identity, and status. Artists use Chanel references to ...