Below, Billboard’s hip-hop braintrust ranked the 50 greatest hip-hop album covers of all-time, spanning from from the genre’s earliest days, to some of the new generation’s most daring stars. Take a ...

When you think of MC Hammer, your mind probably first goes to the dance moves or parachute pants, or perhaps the catchiness ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Hip-hop entered the new millennium carrying heavy losses. The murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. left the genre reeling, while Y2K anxieties cast uncertainty over everything. But when ...

The late icon also completes a top two domination on the chart unseen since 1969.

The 52nd Annual American Music Awards, held on May 25, 2026, officially belonged to the Bronx’s finest. Cardi B silenced any remaining skeptics by securing a clean sweep of the night’s major hip-hop ...

Cardi B scored two major wins at the American Music Awards, taking home Best Hip-Hop Song for “ErrTime” and Best Hip-Hop Album for her latest project. For Best Hip-Hop Song, Cardi beat out Drake’s ...

Michael Jackson keeps himself from collecting a new No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart as Thriller blocks Number Ones ...

Summary Drake is Billboard’s No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century He had 30 No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and 15 No. 1 albums Drake also leads with the most top 10 hits and ...