Formed as a quartet in 1953 in Toccoa, the Famous Flames was a blues vocal group that included James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett and Lloyd Stallworth. The act, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall ...

Andres Torres was only seven years old and living in New York when his father died. His family moved to Miami and he’s been here ever since. A lifelong lover of words, he turned to writing to release ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Flo Milli, Megan Thee Stallion, and Young Thug.

From reflections on the mental weight of ambition to the shifting tides of friendship and loyalty, Kwame Yesu lays his psyche ...

The societal shift regarding the acceptability of LGBTQ+ people in the public eye meant queer themes could surface in music, and specifically in Hip-Hop. Artists such as Tyler, the Creator, Lil Nas X, ...

For their second-ever record, Papa Roach took a chance to produce what is arguably their most progressive project yet, and it’s fair to say it served them well. In early December 2024, the album ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Jeezy celebrates 20 years of 'TM:101' with a nationwide tour alongside DJ Drama and the Color of Noize Orchestra.

Young Thug's recent comments supporting Drake have sparked controversy online, following his response to Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us, which directly referenced the Atlanta rapper, as repor ...

Melodious Cleveland rap legends Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have never really gone away, but it’s not easy to get all five members of the group in the same place at the same time; just ask John Mulaney.

She signed to RCA Records in 2021, went viral on TikTok in 2022, and is currently on her first album-supporting headline tour for her debut studio record, "Raven." Her new record, which dropped April ...