Loe Shimmy added Brent Faiyaz to his Halloween concert with BigXthaPlug, Sexyy Red and Rob49 at Miramar Amphitheater.
French Montana and D-Block Europe's November 4 Copenhagen concert was canceled, with ticket buyers awaiting more information.
Yella Beezy's trial heard from MO3's girlfriend as his defense challenged the cash evidence behind the murder-for-hire case.
Drake's "Janice STFU" copyright lawsuit was withdrawn by songwriter GoodbyeCalev after the rapper's team denied his claims.
Lil Durk offered future music earnings as bond security after his acquittal, with Sony and major artists backing his release bid.
Romeo Miller joined Hulu's "The Mob," a celebrity competition with Parker Posey and up to $250,000 in cash prizes at stake.
Megan Thee Stallion revisited her early contract fears as her music business moved toward ownership and creative control.
Hit-Boy brought a monthlong remix season to Roblox's Beat Battle, where players can use his vocals and earn game rewards.
NE-YO will sing the national anthem at World Series Game 4 in St. Petersburg, with Hailey Riggs providing ASL interpretation.
Krayzie Bone's Spread the Love Foundation will share proceeds from the Ohio Hip Hop Awards' November 1 reunion dinner.
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with believing in yourself longer than anyone has been paying attention. BoogieWho brings that feeling to “B’$,” a melodic rap and R&B record where money troubles and stubborn ambition share the same space. He wants the payoff, but the song spends its time inside the struggle <p>The post BoogieWho Puts a Price on Perseverance With “B’$” first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Miami Gardens artist XRITUAL is building a career around versatility, independence, and turning real-life experiences into music. His sound moves through dark hip-hop, gothic rap, melodic rap, emo rap, psychedelic influences, rock-inspired energy, and other styles that resist easy classification. For XRITUAL, however, the darkness is not an aesthetic for its own sake. It comes <p>The post Artist Interview: XRITUAL Talks Turning Pain Into Music and Carving His Own Lane in South Florida first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Chicago artist Freidrich$ brings drill, acoustic songwriting and outsider hip-hop together on I Am the Prince of Darkness, a new album that is considerably more playful than its title suggests. Freidrich$ has developed an idiosyncratic approach to hip-hop that combines the genre’s language and rhythms with the intimacy and melodic sensibility of indie and twee music. <p>The post Freidrich$ Turns Hip-Hop Sideways on I Am the Prince of Darkness first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Hip-hop history often centers on the cities that produced its biggest commercial movements. Beyond those familiar maps are regional scenes sustained by artists, record stores, mixtape distributors and promoters whose work helped the culture travel. For New Haven rapper Big Wic, formerly known as Wicked, those roles have long overlapped. His latest campaign brings that <p>The post Big Wic Carries Connecticut’s Rap Legacy Forward first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Making a sale feels good. There is a clear result. A customer chooses a product, money changes hands and the transaction is finished. For a business, that can feel like the main objective. But a single sale is only one part of the picture. What happens after the customer leaves? Do they feel confident about <p>The post Why Customer Trust Matters More Than a Quick Sale first appeared on Raptology.</p>
The Japanese independent hip-hop artist explores the tension between wanting success and learning to let go of what holds him back. For Japanese independent hip-hop artist GranMon, ambition and self-reflection are not opposites. He wants success. He wants to perform in bigger venues. He wants his music to reach more people and create a lasting <p>The post GranMon Turns Self-Doubt, Ambition, and Restlessness Into “Kaika” and “Mu no Kyouchi” first appeared on Raptology.</p>
New Jersey rapper Brandin Tyrik connects personal reflection, spirituality and cinematic storytelling across his ambitious three-part album. Brandin Tyrik is building a career at the intersection of hip-hop, professional sports business and narrative storytelling. The New Jersey rapper, Rutgers University graduate and Madison Square Garden employee has released TIME CAPSULE: THE TRILOGY, a conceptual album that presents its story across <p>The post Brandin Tyrik Turns Memory Into a Psychological Thriller on ‘TIME CAPSULE: THE TRILOGY’ first appeared on Raptology.</p>
An ocean separates Syracuse, Italy, from Syracuse, New York. On Piper & Rakai, European sibling duo AG€IST turns the shared name into the starting point for a song that brings ancient history, internet culture and drill music into the same story. The track links Rakai’s hometown of Syracuse, New York, with the Italian city Syracuse whose <p>The post AG€IST Connects Continents on New Drill Love Song Piper & Rakai first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Cincinnati rapper 500 BC draws on ambition, love and the pressures of everyday life on On the Come Up, an album released Sept. 18, 2026, through World WIDE Recordings. Born and raised in Cincinnati, 500 BC developed an early connection to music and came to see it as a path toward a different future. His <p>The post Cincinnati Rapper 500 BC Charts a Path Forward on On the Come Up first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Rap Hall of Famer Nelly has spent more than two decades being associated with huge rap hits. He has an unmistakable early-2000s style and a career that helped put St. Louis firmly on the hip-hop map. His life has included a fairly eclectic mix of hobbies and the occasional unexpected detour. He’s also followed in <p>The post Away From The Mic: Nelly’s Life Beyond Rap Music first appeared on Raptology.</p>
