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 ...

These songs were hugely significant for the ... Arguably the first hip-hop song to ever reach the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, the song opened the floodgates by proving to record labels ...

That record, released 40 years ago Friday ... by making "The Message" No. 1 in its cover story, "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time." Earlier, in 2004, Rolling Stone had rated it No ...

“Fukumean,” likewise, takes the crown on the Hot Rap Songs chart – another ... Billboard airplay chart with its No. 40 arrival on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, where it climbed 45% in ...

That record, released 40 years ago Friday ... by making "The Message" No. 1 in its cover story, "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time." More: Englewood's Sylvia Robinson, founding mother ...

BLACK ENTERPRISE has selected 15 hip-hop songs that ignite the hustle spirit ... as he raps about stacking that money: “40 thou’ to 100 thou’ 100 thou’ another 100 thou’ 300 thou ...

In total, over 700 songs have utilized the same drum break ... samples," Jermaine told Insider. "Twenty, 30, 40 years ago, when hip-hop was newer, you had only so much stuff to listen to," Shaw ...

The genre has found success all around the globe, but some of its most influential songs have ties ... The track helped hip-hop reach a wider audience and became a top 40 hit in the United States ...

Songs such as “Southern Hospitality” and ... A staple in Bay Area hip-hop, E-40 is known for his inventive use of slang and tongue-twisting wordplay. He founded Sick Wid’ It Records ...