Vince Staples’ Dark Times was one of the most important rap albums of 2024. While his Netflix series The Vince Staples Show was canceled early this year, he’s been busy gearing up for his new ...

Afrika Bambaataa passed away in early April, reportedly of prostate cancer, at the age of sixty-eight. His legend is a split ...

Prominent rappers like Travis Scott are weighing in at the Supreme Court about the upcoming execution of James Broadnax in ...

Samples in Hip-hop can double as maps to wild, breathtaking places. Sometimes, it’s the sample itself that opens your eyes to ...

Over the years, many artists have shown a clear fascination with outer space, often turning that interest into a visual theme ...

Ledbyher is one of the most promising talents in the UK underground rap scene, bringing her bedroom-indie tendencies into the ...

The actor behind 'Men in Black' has a Grammy-winning past.

But the divide over whether “ARIRANG” lives up to the group’s past work raises a burning question: has BTS returned with ...

Weekend 2 of the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off Friday, April 17. However, the fun begins for ...

A hit song from one of the most successful artists of all time has landed in a surprising place on a music ranking. Even though it was embraced by the masses, Eminem's "Rap God" was named the "worst ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...