Kentucky-born rapper Jack Harlow dropped "Monica," an R&B album void of expletives, in a clear departure from projects past.

After smashes like “First Class” and “Lovin on Me,” the artist from Louisville, Ky., is making a true musical shift to intimate, hand-played R&B on his fourth album, “Monica.” ...

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug built a career on bangers — then invaded the country charts. But before any victories, he had to overcome a tough past ...

Rappers are banding together to advocate for a Texas man set to be executed next month largely due to his incriminating song ...

Badshah's Tateeree faced backlash for vulgar lyrics and featuring schoolgirls in uniforms, leading to legal actions and FIRs ...

Indian independent hip-hop artist Santy Sharma has once again stirred conversation online after voicing support for rapper Badshah and addressing how rap culture is often misunderstood in India. The ...

Jack Harlow pivots from rapping to singing on his new album, Monica. In an interview with The New York Times' Popcast, he ...

Graphic by Chris Panicker; Photo by Aidan Zamiri Before he was weaving spare effects into intricate, unpredictable ...

Jack Harlow Says He 'Got Blacker' With His New R&B Album ...

*A growing number of rap artists are demanding Supreme Court intervention in a death penalty case where a man’s own creative writing was turned against him at sentencing. According to Pitchfork, among ...

The election has been dominated by Balendra Shah, the former mayor of ​Kathmandu, the capital, whose rap music critical of the establishment gained him near-rockstar-like fame on social media.

See why rapper Santy Sharma is defending Badshah amid the Tateeree song controversy. Read about the lyrics backlash and the rapper's public apology.