Milwaukee rapper Fast Black steps up to the Rap Draft mic with his buzzing single “Pootie Tang.” Watch the performance and judge for yourself.

Milwaukee’s Fast Black brings raw street energy and focused delivery to the Rap Draft stage with his new performance of “Time Lapse.” ...

Disney songs are the kind of earworms you don’t just listen to; you absorb them. But while you might be able to sing along without missing a beat, remembering exactly which movie each line comes from ...

If the 1990s were a golden age for rap music, then it was the 1980s that helped to usher it in. Sure, the 1990s had acts like Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and Eminem, but the decade prior boasted its own ...

Amanda Bynes has flipped the script on her career, trading in potential movie roles for melodies. The former actress, 40, dropped a new single called “Girlfriend” on Friday, April 10, a track that ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

It's a style clash this week in Chuck's Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. We want to know which you prefer, a rock block of fast songs or a rock block of slow songs. Sometimes you need a ...

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 ...

This video features a prank-style social experiment where a nerdy Uber driver surprises riders by delivering fast-paced rap during the ride. Watch how passengers react as a routine trip turns into an ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

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 ...

Timothée Chalamet shouted out his girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his new rap song with his rumored alter-ego EsDeeKid. “It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’, tryin’ to stack $100 million. Girl got $1 billion,” ...