Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours. Spotify’s Release Radar isn’t automatic, and it isn’t luck.

Drake claimed the top spot on the Hip-Hop charts as his 2011 album “Take Care” outsold new releases. Drake topped the Hip-Hop album sales chart for the week ending December 6 as his 2011 classic Take ...

The wait is finally over. J. Cole announced on Wednesday (Jan. 14) that his long-awaited new album, The Fall-Off, is slated to arrive heading into Super Bowl weekend on Feb. 6.

New release reflects ongoing shifts in independent music distribution and audience engagement through digital platforms. This release reflects broader changes in how independent artists distribute ...

A$AP Rocky released new song "Helicopter$" by teaming up with ESPN to drop the song off upcoming album 'Don't Be Dumb.' ...

Award-winning Nigerian rap giant Blaqbonez is back with a new album he calls 'EMEKA MUST SHINE'. Seamlessly threading together forward-thinking sounds and genres including Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Drill, R ...

Legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep is keeping momentum high with the release of “Taj Mahal,” the second single from their forthcoming album Infinite, arriving October 10, 2025, via Mass Appeal. The new ...

Ice Cube, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and LL Cool J have released a new digital single. It's called "Before Hip Hop" and is curiously identified as a "premix." (Ice Cube previously released a version ...

“Savage,” the new single from Los Angeles artist Ross Victory and Bronx-born singer and performer MARQUE, is already making noise in the hip hop community. This West Coast hip hop and queer rap ...