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D.M.C., these three friends from Brooklyn were the biggest group in the game. But their crossover success would cost them.
As hip-hop has grown into a billion dollar industry, hooks from R&B singers have helped rappers take over the pop charts, and hip-hop has, in turn, influenced the changing sound of soul music.
Freaky Tales channels '80s vibes with flair and ambition, offering a bold mix of stories that may divide audiences.
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...
THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...
Zeitgeistic Psychosomatic Measurements” by Fatboi Sharif and Beans is a standout from Sharif's new album 'Let Me Out.' Read ...
While fans are most likely to recognize T-Pain for his auto-tuned rap vocals on a variety of hit songs, the musician is ...
Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company and Soundgarden — but not Oasis or Phish — are also part of the 40th anniversary class.
This week’s indie basement has an extra high sleaze quotient, with (great) new albums from Viagra Boys and Fat White Family ...
These country songs from the 1980s had everything they needed to top the charts except for love from the radio.
Shedeur Sanders not getting drafted in the first, second or third rounds of the NFL draft is like when that white cashier ...
By Mackenzie Cummings-Grady It’s impossible to overstate just how influential Too Short is to hip-hop culture ... starting in the ’80s. Related Lana Del Rey Proves She Was Always (And Also ...