“Lit” dates back to the early 1900s, when it meant being drunk. These days, it’s used by rappers to describe something exciting. Rapper Nas used the term in his 1996 song “The Message,” in which he ...

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The Harlem MC who made history as Freestyle Friday’s first undefeated champion has died, leaving hip-hop mourning a true ...

Stacker culled through news and entertainment resources to come up with a list of 20 slang words that originated from or were ...

If you were a kid in the 1990s, I bet at least one of these four songs influenced the music taste you have today.

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It’s spooky season and when October rolls around, hip-hop fans know the season is not just about costumes and candy, it is about eerie beats, dark storytelling, and the kind of energy that lives ...

Young Thug and Elton John? Weezer and Lil Wayne? Here are the on-record link-ups we still can't believe really happened.

Like many of them, he draws from multiple cultures and traditions—Spanish and Quechua speaking, global and local, ancient and modern. And with his fellow artists, he’s creating something entirely new: ...

D’Angelo has blurred the lines between sacred and sensual, defining modern R&B with his unique voice and musicianship.

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Lazarus and Rakim’s “Not to Be Defined” bridges generations of hip-hop with sharp lyricism and timeless energy. October 2025, Hip-hop history is being written as “Not to Be Defined” by Detroit-based ...