A young rising Oakland rap artist is up for possible GRAMMY nominations set to be announced on Friday for the 2026 awards.

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” ...

Colt Ford is a little bit rap, rock and hip-hop, but if you ask him, he’s 100 percent country. “Most people listen to all kinds of stuff. They don’t just listen to one thing,” said Ford, aka former ...

The last rap song in the top 40 was Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “ Luther ,” which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, and became both artists’ highest-charting, longest-running hit at 46 total weeks. But Billboard ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...

Native hip-hop artist Supaman talks about how he came to merge ancient, contemporary expressions with modern beats.

Let’s give props where props are due. The mighty Prince Paul deserves praise for his role in elevating and popularizing the hip-hop album skit in with his work on De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising ...

Former Seattle Sounders defender Zach Scott announces the winner of the #GeekiestSoundersFan contest at GeekWire’s Playbook event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) His name is Andy Hartpence ...