North West is stepping further into the spotlight, while continuing to experiment with music. The 12-year-old recently ...

The 12-year-old daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian posted a clip of a new song on her Instagram Stories that was a ...

Will it ever be released? Looking back eight months later, it's becoming more and more apparent that Morgan Wallen's fourth ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

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 ...

Update: Drake’s attorney, Michael J. Gottlieb, shared a statement: “UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in order to distract its shareholders, artists and the public from a simple ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

After speculation actor was actually underground MC, pair join on remix to EsDeeKid’s 4 Raws It’s been arguably the most popular musical meme of the year: is masked Liverpudlian rapper EsDeeKid ...

Explore the journey of Expowzza, a promising new artist in Xhosa rap, as he blends cultural pride and personal experiences ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

What does good rapping sound like in 2025? It depends on who you ask. It’s no secret that hip-hop is more splintered than ever, with different pockets and intersections thriving in their own ...