May 2026

Jacksonville’s rap scene became one of the most talked-about drill movements in America because the music sounded less like entertainment and more like live dispatches...

Dex Osama’s story has always sounded like something bigger than a rap tragedy. Before his death in 2015, the Detroit rapper born Byron Cox was...

Some dates in hip-hop carry more than one story. May 30 is one of those days, connecting Harlem lyricism, Bronx battle rap, Atlanta soul, golden-era...

The federal case against Sean Combs became one of the most dramatic legal collapses in modern hip-hop history. For more than three decades, Combs stood...

Raptology Documentary Big L’s final hours remain one of the most haunting stories in New York hip-hop because his death came at the exact moment...

The final New Music Friday of May gave hip-hop fans a wide spread of releases, from major-label star power to independent street rap, underground lyricism,...