The New York Times – Music:
The Puerto Rican superstar earns his fifth week at the top, but “Wasteland,” an unexpected drop from the Maryland R&B singer, made a statement.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again Found Not Guilty in Federal Gun Case
The New York Times – Music:
Lawyers for the rapper argued that he did not know the weapon was in his car when he was pulled over and arrested on a separate warrant in California last year.
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Rage Against the Machine Returns for Fresh Battles
The New York Times – Music:
The rap-rock group’s first tour in more than a decade arrives at a moment of political tension, and opens with the like-minded hip-hop duo Run the Jewels.
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Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Spends a Fourth Week at No. 1
The New York Times – Music:
Since its release, the Puerto Rican superstar’s album has earned the equivalent of 1.4 million sales and picked up 1.9 billion streams in the United States alone.
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The 1975’s Chamber-Pop Confessions, and 8 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear new tracks from Alvvays, Tyshawn Sorey, Killer Mike and others.
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What’s Next for Jack Harlow?
The New York Times – Music:
He’s one of hip-hop’s biggest emerging stars, and he’s cutting a very different path than the white rappers who came before him.
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Burna Boy Faces Success and Second Thoughts on ‘Love, Damini’
The New York Times – Music:
On his sixth album, the Nigerian superstar admits some regrets.
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Man Who Shot the Rapper Nipsey Hussle Is Convicted of Murder
The New York Times – Music:
A jury found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder for the 2019 killing of Hussle, an artist who devoted his adult life to championing his South Los Angeles neighborhood.