Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, inspired by a ...

The legend of Bladee is shrouded in myth, but maybe that’s because the de facto leader of Drain Gang remains a mystery even ...

At the turn of the 21st century, a new wave of more underground rappers emerged, spitting substance and returning rap to its ...

Havoc’s white Lamborghini Gallardo is more than a supercar—it’s a symbol of his journey from Queensbridge to rap royalty.

The Alchemist has confirmed a new Mobb Deep album is in the works, with unreleased Prodigy verses and Nas officially involved ...

The artist had collaborated with former and current members of Pro Era, the collective co-founded by Joey Bada$$, and shared ...

Billboard rounded up rap, R&B and Afrobeats songs by Rema, MF DOOM, Snoop Dogg, Burna Boy, Ashanti and Queen Latifah that sample and interpolate Sade.

"It was tricky when P and Mobb Deep and Nas had beef with Jay-Z," Alchemist said, claiming the beef sometimes led to "awkward" situations. "It was always a weird thing. It probabl ...

The Alchemist made an appearance on The Breakfast Club on Wednesday (Feb. 12) to promote his new album, Life Is Beautiful, with Larry June and 2 Chainz, where he broke the news after praising the late ...

Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.

It features Lamar issuing a challenge to both Drake and J. Cole, considered by many to be the three biggest rappers working today. Lamar's taunt ignited a diss-track war in April and May ...