The Listening: New Music From Coco Jones, Future, Ne-Yo, DJ Premier and Alchemist, Bryson Tiller, Kelela, J. Cole and More This week’s new music Friday also features Tank, Ciara, The-Dream, Snoop Dogg ...

Last week, as Philadelphia’s, native son Lil Uzi Vert neared the end of his set at Roots Picnic, the music died out, and Uzi surveyed the crowd like a wrestler at the top of a turnbuckle, preparing ...

For November's First Look Friday, we spoke to New Jersey rapper Bandmanrill about his rise, club music, why he doesn't want to be associated drill rap, and more. “You have to have a lot of discipline ...

One night in August, a nondescript metal venue in suburban New Jersey, just north of Newark, is the epicenter of one of the most exciting trends in rap right now. At first, the teens who fill the ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. Chicago hip-hop has long been intertwined with the city’s rich history of dance music, from the ...