The most memorable moment in rap of 2024 isn’t an album, it’s the multi-song rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that culminated in the release of the year’s most world-conquering rap song, ...

BandLab has become a go-to platform for aspiring beatmakers, offering free, powerful tools to create rap beats from scratch. From laying down drums to adding melodies and sampling unique sounds, it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphic by Chris Panicker; Getty Images Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report ...

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and dissects ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...

SoundCloud rap producers play a major role in shaping the modern underground rap scene, creating beats that help unknown artists gain massive attention online. With tools like FL Studio and auto-tune ...

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

Doechii has dropped a new single, “Nosebleeds.” The swaggering track arrived only hours after the rapper scored the Grammy for Best Rap Album for her debut full-length Alligator Bites Never Heal. The ...

One of the first albums I downloaded to my bulky iPod Classic as a teenager was Curren$y’s Pilot Talk. The song that brought me there was the smoker’s anthem ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...