It's not every day that NASCAR royalty steps into the modern limelight of country music, but when The King himself, Richard ...

From Prince to JoJo and more, these artists have faced music industry battles for the rights to their own music.

In , Aesop Rock relies on personification in his lyrics, switching between outrageous boasts and mordant self-deprecation. On “Checkers,” he brags, “I’m all of Alexandria’s information in aggregate.” ...

Surveying a sea of 40,000 people gathered at Oracle Park, rap bellwether Kendrick Lamar felt right at home. “We’re back on the West Coast, my home,” Lamar proclaimed. “We came to the bay to turn this ...

finds Latto infusing her Drake-esque melodic rap cadence with the sunny spirit of Jamaica, which is where her younger sister, Brooklyn, directed the track’s official music video. “You make it ...

A career crook Mayor Adams once dubbed “Recidivist No. 1” and the symbol of NYC’s revolving-door justice system is still circling back on crime — his staggering rap sheet is now 134 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. While it is no longer surprising to state that streaming ...

And, despite its simple name, the subgenre’s DNA is more complex and can be described as a Frankenstein amalgamation of Internet music—hyperpop, cloud rap, EDM—that had been brewing on ...

We might be past the peak remix era of the '90s and 2000s, but remixes remain an important—if slightly underrated—part of contemporary rap music. There have been plenty of classic remixes ...

TORONTO - Four U.S. academics say a "dangerous" precedent could be set for rap music if Drake wins his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. and receive a Canada Proud Manitoba Strong ...

TORONTO — Four U.S. academics say a “dangerous” precedent could be set for rap music if Drake wins his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. New documents filed in a New York court ask the ...

These rap beefs hold sway in changing the course of careers, converting public opinion, and informing how artists come to be known within culture. As these competitions are played out, they come ...