While fellow panelist Tierra Whack praised the “freedom” in rap right now, Lil Yachty countered, “I’m just saying people are too safe now. I’d rather take the risk and take the L.” At one point in the ...

Wallo recently claimed the rap industry landscape is “undergoing a remarkable transformation” and insists fans of the genre have grown tired of the monotony ruling the charts. Million Dollaz Worth of ...

Fabolous isn't ready to wave the white flag when it comes to the lack of lyricism in today's rap game. On the latest episode of Big Tipper's Rap City Beyond the Basement, the Brooklyn MC maintained ...

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

Whenever an “old head” shares their thoughts on the current landscape of hip-hop, I expect to hear something negative. They often say “Everything sounds the same” or “All they do is mumble on every ...

“I think the education system has failed us,” he said while noting that the younger generation’s communication through “emojis and farts and beeps in thirty-second intervals” has dumbed them down to a ...

As Hip-Hop continues to progress and evolve, some of the genre’s elder statesmen have lost their connection or understanding of the landscape. Fat Joe recently admitted that he is confused by the ...

GloRilla — the 23-year-old Memphis rapper born Gloria Woods — has quickly become the female leader of the Bluff City’s current hip-hop renaissance. GloRilla’s viral hits “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” and ...

Although mostly retired from making music, Bow Wow (FKA Lil Bow Wow) used to be a chart-topping machine in the hip-hop industry as a youth. Whether it be his 2005 hits “Let Me Hold You” and “Like You, ...

On July 15, Peacock posted a clip from Kevin Hart's interview with Dr. Dre on the comedian's tv series, Hart to Heart. In the clip, which can be seen below, the super producer said at the 4:21-mark ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Hip-hop music is celebrating 50 years, and since its inception the impact it’s had on ...