This may be our last April 20 with legal cannabis nationwide. In 2025, the United States government tightened regulations that allowed hemp-based cannabis to be sold across the country. With a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver is preparing to host a rap battle of epic proportions, with two massive concerts slated to light up the city on Monday, April 20, otherwise known as ...

Invoking the iconic late '80s Los Angeles Rap outfit NWA, 6WA is produced by BigXthaPlug's 600 Entertainment record label and showcases the label's roster of talented ...

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I’m from the small Central Illinois town of Decatur. My hometown is one of the sites where the war on drugs and many of its battles took place. In 2018, Decatur was listed at number seven in USA Today ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...

Egyptian Lover's Roland TR-808 drum machine is customized with hieroglyphics and themed patterns Credit: Jay Godwin / LBJ Presidential Library Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is ...

New Orleans and Louisiana have left an indelible mark on rap music as the home state of some of the genre's biggest stars and most iconic record labels. Five albums by Louisiana artists were selected ...

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 ...