Hip-hop

Ray BLK – ‘Access Denied’ review: a move from conscious R&B to sultry commercial pop

The 27-year-old star has shaken off the expectations she has been held to

Remembering the Princess of R&B: 20 of Aaliyah’s best pop culture moments ever

The late R&B icon left us too soon but served up countless iconic moments

Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far

Chaotic releases are nothing new from Ye, but his one has been wilder than most

Nas – ‘King’s Disease II’ review: rapper embraces his status as a genre great

This dizzying victory lap boasts effervescent moments from Eminem and Lauryn Hill

Pop Smoke – ‘Faith’ review: posthumous release eclipses its star with unnecessary features

The Canarsie don's raw talent is overshadowed on the second album released since his tragic death in 2020

Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ review: a love letter to the genre that made him

The iconoclast confronts cancel culture, his own controversial past and the notion of personal growth

How I became a reformed Barb (or: how TikTok made Nicki Minaj cool again)

With talented female rapper following in her wake, some suggested the icon's time was up – but a certain social media app has changed all that

10 big talking points from the posthumous new DMX album ‘Exodus’

The record was clearly meant to be a new start for the 50-year-old
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