U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall found the government failed to prove that Karl Jordan Jr.'s role in the 2002 killing ...

Karl Jordan Jr., godson of the musician, was convicted last year of murder in the service of a drug deal. The judge found ...

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.

Here are the 50 best albums of 2025. Adelaide's hip-hop royalty return with one of their most honest and meticulously crafted albums to date. From the soaring title track to the final notes of The ...

To understand the irony of Steven Stamkos' overtime winner against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, you need to go back exactly a month to St. Paul, Minnesota. Funnily enough, it was Stamkos who tied ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 – after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski – check out the Hot Rap Songs top 10. By Keith Caulfield We’re counting down the days to the unveiling ...

The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week’s Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...