With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

This is about saluting the people who built the culture and giving that recognition directly from the fans, where it truly belongs.” — Russell “Russ Prez” Pressley, Power Over Everything Live BROOKLYN ...

North Miami rapper Jeff Stones made our Best Miami Albums of 2025 list with his stunning full-length Rather Be Distant 3 — and already seems determined to make waves again in 2026 with the vibrant and ...

Art has always been subjective in the eyes of many, but every painting has a story behind it. Painter Muhammad Yungai has ...

21 Savage went viral after he was filmed clinging to a wall while walking beside Kendall Jenner at the 2026 Super Bowl event.

Kid 'n Play are now in The Criterion Collection as their movie, House Party, solidifies its place in Black film history.

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

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 ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

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 ...

We don’t always feel cycles; we live through them. Sunsets on this spinning rock we inhabit aren’t the end of days — they’re just signs of another trip around the sun, a reset. Rap is no different; it ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...