Drake secured Apple Music’s most-streamed artist position for 2025, while Kendrick Lamar‘s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us” claimed the platform’s top rap song for the second consecutive year.

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

The year 2025’s standout tracks reflected shifts in sound, storytelling, and digital influence. Kehlani, Clipse, and Doechii each brought unique perspectives that resonated across platforms. These ...

From Puerto Rico's global music takeover to the high-profile criminal trial of a hip-hop mogul, 2025 had no shortage of music news. Artists protested across stages and streaming platforms; they ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Recently, Lil Uzi Vert inked a new deal with Roc Nation Distribution and ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Billboard crowns Cardi B #1 on their hottest female rap artists of 2025 list beating out a number of other acts. Cardi B‘s dominance of Billboard’s new female rap ranking proves women now control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar and Drake both appear on the list, revealing Barack isn’t picking sides in their rap feud. His selections show ...

During the week of October 25 through November 1, for the first time in 35 years, no rap songs appeared on Billboard’s top 40. For many, it signaled the death knell of hip-hop’s slow, but imminent, ...

Mr. Cardamom reported his total music earnings on his 2025 tax return, during a year in which his 2016 EP, "Sidda Mukyaalo," notched 74% of its total streams to date.

**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 ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...