Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...

Although “Rapper’s Delight” undeniably helped popularize rap as a genre, the jury’s still out as far as what the first actual rap song was. The Fatback Band’s “King Tim III (Personality Jock)” ...

Anderson .Paak and Cordae earn their first Billboard Top Rap Albums No. 1 as Heavy Is The Crown opens with 30,000 units.

Education officials made history last month when they approved America’s first public high school dedicated entirely to Hip-Hop culture. The Bronx School of Hip-Hop will open its doors in September ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Dolly Parton attends the Dolly Parton "Rockstar" Album Press Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel on June 29, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty ...

Samy na Katy (Marie Jeanne 2) is the First rap song in The World which was also the symbol of the national anthem for the victory of the CAN 1972 San Diego, California Jul 8, 2024 (Issuewire.com) - ...

Music history is often defined by breakthrough moments, and Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell delivered one of the biggest. Between the game-changing collaboration with Aerosmith on "Walk This Way" and its ...

On this day, Nov. 3, in hip-hop history... 1990: "Ice Ice Baby," the breakout single from Miami rapper Vanilla Ice, became the first hip-hop track to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The ...

Just one rap hit has won record of the year – Childish Gambino's "This Is America." Will Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" become the second? Place your bets. By Paul Grein Kendrick Lamar was just three ...