Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Hasse is a cannabis and psychedelics reporter and book author. Tens of millions of social media followers. Thousands of ...

Two weeks after Don Toliver's first Hot Rap Songs chart No. 1 with "Body," "E85" is on top. Travis Scott co-produced both, from the album OCTANE.

Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...

Opening statements for the trial of Young Thug and Young Stoner Life Records (YSL) began on Nov. 27, over a year and a half after Young Thug’s May 2022 Georgia indictment. The prosecution alleges that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. Two men were convicted in federal court on Tuesday in Brooklyn of murdering Jason ...

Just one rap hit has won record of the year – Childish Gambino's "This Is America." Will Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" become the second? Place your bets. By Paul Grein Kendrick Lamar was just three ...

There’s no denying that Australian hip-hop has been revived by a gritty view of the suburban underside. But while the artists ruling 2020 are sonically in step with what’s coming out of the UK drill ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...