Latto leads this week's most anticipated hip-hop releases, including singles from Future and Tyla, Chief Keef and Katy Perry, ...

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Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

Artificial intelligence is quietly shifting how rap and beatmaking happen. Generative tools are speeding up experimentation, lowering barriers to entry, and raising new questions about authorship, ...

Major releases drop: Chris Brown, Action Bronson, and Little Simz headline a packed week of new albums and singles alongside 6LACK, Young Thug, and JPEGMAFIA. Rising talent ranked: Breakout indexes ...

Explore 5 AI-driven hip-hop artists and projects changing the future of rap, from virtual rappers and AI-generated voices to experimental music collectives and royalty-free licensing trends. Hip-hop ...

Drizzy Drake dropped quite the surprise this New Music Friday.

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Rolling Stone is proud to announce the full lineup for our Future of Music showcase at South by Southwest 2026 (SXSW). We’ll be bringing the most exciting acts from across pop, hip-hop, country, and ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...