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On “Take It Back,” off his new album ‘Everybody,’ Logic opens up about his specific and personal experience of race and prejudice and connects it to a larger history of race in America and beyond.

12-year-old rapper YNW BSlime didn’t drop his first song until July 2019 with “Hot Sauce,” but the young artist’s profile is already on the rise.

Drake just premiered his highly-anticipated playlist More Life, and the full production credits for the project are now available.

Bronx born-and-raised A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie found viral success earlier this year with his smash hit, “My Shit.” The D Stacks-produced track has been streamed almost 25 million times on Spotify and

This Black History Month, Genius is spotlighting artists on 'Open Mic' who exemplify #BlackExcellence.

Bryson Tiller first gained a following after sharing “Don’t,” a single off his 2015 debut 'T R A P S O U L' that currently holds over 300 million Spotify streams.

Aside from a few viral leaks and high profile collaborations with Tyler, The Creator and Solange, Playboi Carti’s 2019 has been a quiet year.

Back in January, A$AP Rocky started teasing his upcoming album Testing with a series of sporadically released new tracks.

Russ has been writing raps and releasing music consistently for the last few years.

Fayetteville, North Carolina’s J. Cole has gone from envisioning himself as one of the greats to calling them his peers.

Kanye West served as the creative director for the first annual PornHub Awards in Los Angeles, and during the broadcast he debuted the video for his new song “I Love It” with Lil Pump and comedian

Billie Eilish was just 14 when she emerged on the scene with her debut single “ocean eyes” in 2016.

6ix9ine testified against his former associates in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods last week, and there are reports that he could be headed to witness protection next.

Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB scored his first hit with “Look Alive” featuring Drake. The collaboration peaked at No.

New York rapper Princess Nokia has been an important force of feminine energy in hip-hop ever since she first broke out in 2010 under the moniker Wavy Spice. In 2016 she returned with her album '1992.

“I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” is the latest hit from Italian band Måneskin—the music video has already racked up 43 million YouTube views to date.

Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album, 'thank u, next,' was completed during a period of turmoil in her life which included the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller.

For this partnership with the NBA, Lil Tecca recently stopped by Genius for a live performance of “LOT OF ME,” which has racked up an impressive 30 million Spotify streams to date.

A few weeks ago, Megan Thee Stallion dropped her latest project, 'Suga,' amidst drama with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment.

The 'Grand Theft Auto' video game franchise developed a close relationship with hip-hop, starting with its launch in 1997.

Brooklyn singer King Princess’ debut single “1950” received a major boost when former One Direction member Harry Styles tweeted lyrics to the song in March.

Rod Wave’s “Tombstone” is blowing up, with the music video already racking up close to 5 million YouTube views and reaching the number one trending spot in its first two days.

Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=eRAxY-fu4lU

'Claws' actress and LA native Karrueche Tran joined Genius' original series, 'The Cosign,' to share her thoughts on some of the West Coast’s rising hip-hop stars.

Ed Sheeran is being sued, again, this time for allegedly copying Marvin Gaye’s classic hit “Let’s Get it On” in his 2014 Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud.”

Since beginning his career over a decade ago as Odd Future’s leader, Tyler, The Creator has forged his own path in hip-hop, crossing genres and surpassing expectations.

After teasing snippets on Instagram, Trippie Redd dropped the zombie-filled video for “Dark Knight Dummo” featuring Travis Scott today.

British band The 1975 is gearing up for its third LP, ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.’ One of the singles, “Love It If We Made It,” deals with several heavy themes.

Childish Gambino's new single "This is America" has taken Genius by storm, becoming the fastest song to reach one million pageviews in the history of the site.