Doechii’s “Nissan Altima” emerged as one of 2025’s most discussed breakout rap tracks. Featuring stinging lyricism, dramatic ...

Hip-hop celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023, and from its early renegade beginnings to becoming a big fish in the mainstream, many a clever lyric has been turned out by talented rhymers who ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

Researchers found that lyrics in each of five popular music genres were becoming more repetitive and charged with negative emotions. Desi Mendoza via Wikimedia Commons In recent years, the growing ...

To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...

No matter the genre- lyrics hold power. Whether the words to your favorite song praise God or celebrate life and love, there’s no denying that many times one of the strongest influences can be a ...

The debut documentary by editor J.M. Harper ('Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy') focuses on the the U.S criminal justice system's reliance on hip-hop songs to provide evidence against defendants. By Jordan ...

To understand the role of storytelling in contemporary pop music, researchers at UC Berkeley created a machine learning ...

Many Vietnamese rap songs feature themes like drugs or sex, largely because some artists unthinkingly imitate their western counterparts. Once considered a niche genre, Vietnamese rap has grown ...

In a long-awaited decision sure to draw scrutiny, a Georgia judge ruled Nov. 9 that prosecutors will be allowed to admit rap lyrics as evidence at Grammy-winning artist Young Thug’s racketeering and ...