This section covers hip-hop and rap in the United States — artists and releases, the music industry business and the cultural reach of the genre. Reporting runs across commercial and independent music.
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November 8, 2026
Kanye West Sets Hip-Hop Attendance Record in ArlingtonWest's Arlington show at AT&T Stadium broke his own record for the largest attended hip-hop concert in U.S. history.
November 8, 2026
Nicki Minaj Pays $503,318 Judgment, Halts Mansion SaleMinaj's legal team satisfied a default judgment in a Frankfurt concert assault lawsuit before a court-ordered sale of her Hidden Hills home.
November 8, 2026
Madison Square Garden Dismisses Macklemore Arena ClaimThe venue said its calendar is extremely limited, despite Macklemore selling out two Dublin O2 Arena shows in 25 minutes.
November 8, 2026
Paid in Full Funds Hip-Hop PioneersAndreessen Horowitz published a report on the Paid in Full Foundation's unconditional grants to early hip-hop pioneers whose contributions outstripped their financial rewards.
November 8, 2026
Omari Hardwick Addresses 50 Cent, Kemp DisputeThe Power actor weighed in on the feud over Ghost's character direction in a new Associated Press interview.
November 7, 2026
Cube, Dre Recall Straight Outta Compton ChallengesFormer N.W.A. members discussed the difficulty of co-producing the 2015 biopic on Listen & Laugh.
November 7, 2026
Jay-Z to Headline Super Bowl LXI Halftime ShowThe rapper will perform at the Apple Music halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 14, 2027.
November 7, 2026
Ty Dolla Sign Drops "Grain of Salt" With G-EazyThe track features G-Eazy, rjtheweirdo and Bizzy Crook and arrives as G-Eazy's partnership with EZMNY and EMPIRE takes shape.
November 7, 2026
Prosecutors Oppose Lil Durk Bond Over Cash ConcernsA judge is weighing the rapper's bond request while his racketeering trial awaits next August.
November 7, 2026
Keyshia Cole Declares Herself Single Amid Skrilla SplitThe singer posted that she is single and focused on a rebrand, weeks after Skrilla got her name tattooed on his back.
Coverage here follows album releases and chart performance, artist disputes and resolutions, label signings and departures, touring business and the award cycles that mark the calendar. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix have each shaped the genre's regional sounds, and coverage draws on that geography when reporting on an artist's roots or a scene's commercial moment. Streaming numbers now set the terms by which chart success is defined and debated. The business side — label deals, publishing rights and touring revenue — generates stories that outlast any single album cycle.
