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Genius sits down with Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz backstage after their first 'COLLEGROVE' performance.

Maggie Lindemann is a fresh face in the music industry who first gained traction for her 2015 debut single “Knocking on Your Heart.” Her singing was initially discovered through videos she shared on

On June 20, XXL revealed its 12th annual Freshman Class featuring Gunna, Blueface, Lil Mosey, Comethazine, Roddy Ricch, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Rico Nasty, YBN Cordae, YK Osiris, and Tierra

After taking some heavy returning fire from Pusha T, Drake has evidently decided to back off the beef and instead surprised fans with the release of his new music video for “I’m Upset.” He released

After teasing new material for the past few weeks, Future and Drake are back with “Life is Good.” Although the pair previously teamed up for the joint album 'What a Time to Be Alive' back in 2015

There is a long history of gangster movies influencing hip-hop culture, whether it’s rapper names, album titles, music videos, or lyrical references.

Boogie’s second big hit “Timeless,” which features DJ SpinKing was mostly inspired by Donell Jones‘ 1999 hit “Where I Wanna Be.” The cut, produced by Arnold of MOD, CP DUBB and Jaegen is featured on

Dax’s “Dear God” is his latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 9 million YouTube views to date. The single is produced by EncoreBeats.

Lil Dicky dropped his Chris Brown collaboration “Freaky Friday” earlier this month, and it quickly became a hit. The track debuted at No.

Drake’s sophomore album, Take Care, dropped over five years ago and includes one of the most poignant tracks of his career, “Look What You’ve Done.” It’s produced by Chase N.

PRETTYMUCH’s music video for “Phases” has already racked up more than 2 million views on YouTube to date.

Morray’s melodic debut single, “Quicksand,” has become a huge hit since it dropped last year.

Genius sits down with Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz backstage after their first 'COLLEGROVE' performance. In Part 4, Chainz opens up about the traumatic experience of selling drugs to his family.

H.E.R.’s “Slide” is the Bay area native’s latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 23 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by Cardo. The track is a collaboration between H.E.R.

Following in the footsteps of “drip” and “no cap,” the ad-lib “slatt” recently emerged as a popular hip-hop slang term.

Genius spoke with "Hot" music video director Christian Sutton for an in-depth look on on how he convinced Young Thug, Gunna and Travis Scott to set themselves on fire.

Singer Frank Ocean holds a well-deserved reputation for delivering standout rap verses.

After teasing it for several weeks, Lil Nas X finally dropped the music video for the Billy Ray Cyrus-assisted version of his No.

One aspect of Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi’s soul-baring music that’s always stood out is his hums.

Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui is delving into her solo career, and her single “Expectations” tells the story of a relationship stymied by a lack of communication.

City Girls scored their second Top 40 hit with "Act Up." The Earl On the Beat-produced track first went viral thanks to the #ActUpChallenge, and received even more notoriety when Lil Yachty revealed

At just 17 years old, Birmingham, Ala. rapper YBN Nahmir is the latest artist to emerge from the recent crop of wildly successful teen MCs.

Dax’s “She Cheated Again” has found a strong audience with 4 million Spotify streams to date. It is produced by LexNour Beats.

Joey Bada$$’s politically charged track “Land Of The Free” was released on his birthday—and the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Karol G’s “Punto G” is her latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 38 million YouTube views to date.

YNW Melly & 9lokknine’s “223s” peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 38 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by 9lokknine’s manager and Miami native Rocco Did It Again!.

This weekend, Drake finally debuted his much anticipated 22 track playlist "More Life" on OVO Sound Radio.

Despite not being promoted as a single from Drake’s most recent album ‘Scorpion,’ “Blue Tint” still reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.