These days, the line between Hip Hop and pop is nearly invisible. In many cases, rap artists routinely drive the sound and the success of global pop culture. At the same time, pop stars have long ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

In the past, Doja Cat has had a complicated relationship with what kind of artist she is and what type of music she should make. Almost a year to date after releasing her first No. 1 hit “Say So,” she ...

In this sidebar to our Greatest Pop Stars by Year article series, we look at how the post-grunge rock that ruled the mid-'90s mainstream was replaced in '97 by music both bigger and sunnier. By Al ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...

For those tapped in throughout the '90s and 2000s, rap dominated every crevice of pop culture. Most popular songs fell under the hip-hop umbrella, the fashion of the time was heavily influenced by ...