A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

By Gary Trust What were some of the most notable trends among No. 1 hits on the Billboard ... 100 No. 1s were represented by six primary genres in 2024, according to Hit Songs Deconstructed. Hip ...

From Section.80 to No. 1, Kendrick Lamar has stormed to levels of commercial success and critical admiration in the last two ...

Former Def Jam president Lyor Cohen worked extensively with Irv Gotti, who co-founded Murder Inc. Recordings as an imprint ...

As soon as the NFL announced Kendrick Lamar as the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show headliner, fans and haters alike began to ...

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, passed away on Jan. 24. DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit 'Walk It Out,' which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His ...

Check out the hip-hop and R&B highlights from the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

according to Luminate and Billboard's Xander Zellner. "Tweaker" will debut at No. 7 among Hot Rap Songs and No. 9 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, according to Zellner. Ball now joins Hall of Famer ...

In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Trevor Anderson, Kyle Denis, Carl Lamarre and Damien Scott predict who will win big at the 2025 Grammys, discuss Snoop Dogg and Nelly ...