It was a big night for rap heavyweight Kendrick Lamar, who walked away with five trophies, including two in the "Big Four" categories at the 67th Grammy Awards Sunday night. The Compton MC is among ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 2: Kendrick Lamar wins the award for ...
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Recording artist Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Theo ...
From record-breaking tours to seismic comebacks, it’s been quite a year for hip-hop. Below, we assess the state of the three single-focused categories in the rap field at the 2026 Grammys: best rap ...
The 22-time Grammy winner will perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Kendrick Lamar is cementing his name in the history books. The 37-year-old rapper took home five honors at the 2025 Grammys ...
The first televised award of the 2025 Grammy Awards went to Doechii for best rap album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.” The tears were immediate. “This category was introduced in 1989. Two women have ...
In 2024, Doechii went from being a relative unknown with a handful of viral hits to a legit Grammy nominee and Billboard hitmaker with the release of her debut mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. To ...
“Rapper’s Delight” cracked the Billboard Top 40 in 1979, and just a decade later, the Recording Academy got around to creating an award for Rap. That is not dragging your feet. It’s just being ...
Doechii continues to tie up 2024 with a bang as the latest star of NPR’s Tiny Desk Series, where she and an apparent ensemble of exclusively Black women in complementary cornrows tore through their ...