Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse runs ...

THE YEAR'S MOST POPULAR RAP SONGS, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS PROVIDED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS ...

I truly take into account my unbiased view on how these tunes have impacted hip-hop culture. Spoiler alert: All hail what ...

The TikTok-fueled melodic rap song hits No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs and rises to No. 11 on the Hot 100, with a new Khalid remix's impact coming next week.

For the first time in 23 years, a peculiar moment occurs on the Billboard Hot 100, where an entire year has gone by without a rap track reaching No. 1. The weekly recap, which ranks the most ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to ...

Tyler, The Creator completes a rare self-replacement at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as "Sticky," featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne evicts "St. Chroma," featuring ...

Every No. 1 Rap Song in Hot 100 History Historically, it's been rare for rap songs to reach No. 1. Here's a look at every time, from Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" to Kendrick Lamar's "luther." ...

Lose yourself in the lyrics of Alright, which is full of hope and resilience that addresses racial injustice and encourages strength in tough situations now.

Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" debuts at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It's the first solo female rap track to do so since 1998.