The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller.

You couldn’t dream of being able to casually watch some of the biggest up-and-coming rap artists ... is perhaps the best case study on the new generation of hybrid content creators and rapper – ...

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, atmospheric production style influenced by jazz, the album explores past ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Not only do they bend the genre whenever they see fit, they can bar up and stand toe-to-toe with the best of the guys. Check out our picks for the 10 best rap verses of the year below. First Verse ...

On Christmas Eve, they dropped a jaunty mini-mixtape of wintry carols, enlisting a number of different collaborators to sing, rap, and strum along. At a mere four songs, A Lovely Christmas feels ...

Mariah Carey is a pop artist who has also dabbled in hip hop, soul and dance. After high school ... songs, encouraging people to see themselves as their own heroes. Its distinctive hook helped ...

When 21-year-old rapper Cas14 penned these lyrics, he knew the song ... rap lyrics in a style inspired by ancient Chinese poetry, giving the piece a unique "sense of power". "In middle and high ...

Some of this new traction and attention is because Doechii was nominated for three Grammys in November, receiving the nod for Best New ... The old-school hip-hop song is very reminiscent of ...