Queens' own LL Cool J, aka James Todd Smith, has a place on hip-hop's Mount Rushmore, with some of the greatest rap songs ...

Billboard assesses the rap field at the 2026 Grammys and predicts the nominees for best rap performance, rap song and melodic rap performance.

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Billboard assesses the race for best rap album at the 2026 Grammys and predicts the nominees, including Kendrick Lamar, Clipse & Tyler, the Creator.

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In an excerpt from the new biography Only God Can Judge Me, friends and family of the slain rapper detail the pain, poverty, ...

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Rolling Stone has unveiled its 250 greatest songs of the 21st century. Britney Spears, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey and Taylor ...

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