Breaking Rap Barriers With Insane Hits DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — J.Irka, a.k.a. the ...

The history of Rap music in Nigeria is laced with a lineup of remarkable artistes. However, Rap music wasn’t always celebrated in Nigeria. In the era of the 80s when the genres of Highlife, Fuji and ...

Renowned for his lightning-fast lyrical delivery, Busta Rhymes recently opened up about the technique behind his rapid-fire verses, particularly in hits like “Look At Me Now” and “Break Ya Neck.” ...

There’s an old saying that goes, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” Meaning there’s nearly nothing on Earth that hasn’t been tried already. The same goes for hip-hop. In the genre’s 51 years of ...

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So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...

From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Within the continuous additions to and retellings of music history, a genre such as hip-hop is usually caught within efforts to categorize and explain its origins, which happened largely outside of ...

You know how the cliché goes: rappers want to be basketball players, and basketball players want to be rappers. This has been a truism since the '90s, when rap really started taking off as a ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...