Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Universal/Getty Images There was once a time, way back in the 1990s and early 2000s, when record labels seized the opportunities ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

NBA player and team drops have been a part of hip-hop lyrics for more than 50 years. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Leon Bennett, Ezra Shaw, George De Sota, Emilee Chin / Getty ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These tracks reveal how rap artists channel grief, trauma, and heartbreak into emotional storytelling. Artists like Nas, DMX, and ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...