Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

August 11 will officially commemorate the 50-year anniversary of hip-hop. But, while this specific date is in remembrance of when DJ Kool Herc hosted his “Back To School Jam” in the South Bronx in ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Infamous, the landmark album that solidified Mobb Deep’s place in Hip Hop history and reshaped the sound of New York Hip Hop in the mid-1990s. Released in ...

Between Drake touching down in Lodown for a three-night takeover at Wireless Festival and Clipse successfully restoring that classic hip-hop feeling with their excellent new Let God Sort Em Out album, ...

Montell Jordan celebrates 30 years of his legendary hit, but also discusses his time at Def Jam, Russell Simmons, his redemption and more with Max Rae! Montell Jordan and Max Rae are doing the ...

As hip-hop marks its monumental 50th anniversary on August 11, Apple Music is joining the celebration with a series of exciting initiatives that pay homage to the genre’s legacy. To honor this pivotal ...

Below, Billboard’s hip-hop braintrust ranked the 50 greatest hip-hop album covers of all-time, spanning from from the genre’s earliest days, to some of the new generation’s most daring stars. Take a ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Awich and Tia Ray.

For a second consecutive year, GloRilla banks multiple No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Typa” tops the survey dated Sept. 13. The single climbs from No. 3 to become the ...

Trey Songz at Tycoon Music Festival (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) The Black Promoters Collective is turning back the clock with The Millennium Tour 2025, bringing together some of R ...

Fans were treated to one of the best summers ever with local tour stops from Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Future, and the TwoGether Land Festival, the winner of 2024 Best of Dallas’ Best New ...

Nothing says summer like the Roots Picnic. Diddy with the Roots, along with Ms. Lauryn Hill performing her album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” and Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert will all be ...