Sexual objectification of women is present in many male rap artists’ songs, but female artists are flipping that narrative with songs that uplift women and promote empowerment. (Frank Schwichtenberg / ...

Let’s go down memory lane for a bit. Twenty-eight years ago marked the release of MC Lyte’s seminal debut album, Lyte as a Rock. It was hip-hop’s first meaningful album from a female emcee. Twenty ...

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 ...

2025 wasn’t a one-sound year; it was a many-voices year in Hip-Hop albums, where street rap, art rap, introspection and legacy all shared the same space. This was the year Hip-Hop slowed down and ...

Was it a good year for hip-hop? If you look at the Billboard charts—where very few rap songs released this year cracked the top 40—the answer would seem to be no. But if you focus on albums, the story ...