Explore 13 iconic female rap and R&B collaborations that topped charts and shaped culture. From Brandy to Beyoncé, these duets hit hard. Dive in now at REVOLT.

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array of formidable full-length albums. But like I cried the blues on The Bigger Picture about more than a few times — there was a shortage of slaps.

Did you know that the first-ever hit single from pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, 1993's "Player's Ball", was a Christmas song?

The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined 2025. Read the full list on REVOLT.

Here are 15 predictions for rap music in 2026. No, there won’t be a breakout AI star in rap. That said, having lived through years of arguments about grime being “next,” I’m pretty bearish that the scene can transcend and dominate music the way Atlanta did in the 2010s.

Hit-Boy marks the second rap producer to be robbed in 2026 so far... and he has a special message for the unknown assailants

Jaquawn Gaston, known as Rap J, performed at Summerfest on Thursday, June 19. The Wisconsin Area Music Industry invited him to play their WAMI Music6s Stage. The 27-year-old said the achievement is all the more important to him as someone living with ...