Hip-hop appears to be making a resurgence in 2026. Back in October 2025, Billboard reported that hip-hop's market share dropped from 30% in 2020 to 24% in 2025, which sparked debates among fans and ...

Chuck D famously rapped “our freedom of speech is freedom or death” on Public Enemy’s 1989 single “Fight the Power,” one of hip-hop’s most powerful anthems. Thirty-five years later, the Rock & Roll ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On this episode of The Scruffy City Beat, WBIR’s podcast about music in Knoxville, we’re talking with Jarius Bush, a local hip-hop artist and one of the key leaders of the Good Guy ...

Few local bands can lay claim to the sort of original sound created by The Theorizt. East Tennessee has a healthy hip-hop scene, most of it off-the-radar, and Blount County rappers like Mr. Mack, ...

On this day in 1995, Queens lyricist Kool G Rap, already revered as one of hip-hop’s most influential MCs, stepped out on his own with the release of 4,5,6, his first solo album after parting ways ...

Redman Released His Third LP 'Muddy Waters' 31 Years Ago Redman Released His Third LP 'Muddy Waters' 31 Years Ago ...

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The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lola Brooke, Lil Baby, and Quavo. While it’s not the busiest week, there’s plenty to get into for fans of pretty much every kind ...

“If I could speak my mind, what would I say?” The Ladies of Hip Hop Collective responds to this question through new writings (spoken word tracks), music, and movement spanning dance styles from ...

Legends of rap, soul and hip-hop, as well as some up-and-coming artists, will be on Reno-Tahoe stages as winter turns to spring. Here's the lineup.