May 17, Norway’s National Day (Syttende mai), seems a good occasion to introduce two of its treasures—and a new export. Meet ...

Hard Rock Casino’s concert hall was filled with bow ties, gowns, and trap music rattling the walls Saturday night. Somewhere ...

Atlanta’s grip on the global music scene remains unshakable. The city, long a crucible for hip-hop innovation, continues to churn out sounds that resonate far beyond Georgia’s borders. From the raw ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists such as JT, Chris Patrick & Mack Keane, Trap Dickey, MexikoDro, cortex, Jenevieve and Retch.

Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost any rap song ends up wearing the label. You hear someone rapping over a beat with drums? That’s trap. A song has a heavy bassline? Trap. A rapper uses ...

Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Homie Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes ...

Hip-hop enters May 2026 with a potent mix of trap resurgence, streaming dominance, and high-profile releases from Drake, Isaiah Rashad, Latto, and others. Industry trends show global collaborations, ...

Learn the origins of trap music, its evolution from Southern US streets, why it connects with Nigerian listeners and find out how trap differs from rap. Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost ...