Growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oglala Lakota artist Mato Wayuhi—both an actor in and composer for the series ...

It's the end of the year and there are fewer new streaming options headed to a device near you.

Doechii enlisted SZA for the heady new clapback track, "girl, get up." The song comes with a slinky visualizer, which you can stream now.

On “girl, get up,” featuring SZA, Doechii is unloading on her haters, then prepping them for the scope of her ambition.

Dahlak Brathwaite’s “Try/Step/Trip,” part of the Under the Radar festival, uses the language of step to express the ...

Iranian traders and shopkeepers have staged a second day of protests after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record ...

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped.

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...