Hip Hop and R&B artists have had a long, complex history with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist category. The list showcases genre-defining talent, from breakthrough stars to overlooked icons. The ...

Listen to these songs first: “KINO DER TOTEN,” “BROMANCE,” “SLAYER DISEASE” ...

Best New Artist is a Grammy Award nomination that has spotlighted major rap and R&B talent. Several nominees, including SZA and Jazmine Sullivan, didn’t win but still made lasting cultural impact. The ...

Cardi B has become one of hip-hop’s most recognizable and influential figures, known for her sharp lyrical style, unapologetic personality, and chart-topping hits like Bodak Yellow and I Like It, ...

Kendrick Lamar only took home one award despite leading with 10 nominations. SZA, Doechii and The Weeknd dominated the Hip Hop and R&B categories with major wins. Eminem’s surprise win over Kendrick ...

Typically, we run an artist-to-watch list at the beginning of the year. This time around, we’ve been a little busy tapping into the local hip-hop scene and taking notes. In some cases, an artist’s ...

Even if Denver is not widely known as a hip-hop destination, these artists are keeping the genre alive at a Mile High. There is no question that Denver is known as a home for adrenaline junkies of ...

A few of the artists at this year’s Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, listed left to right: top row Saba, Bktherula, and G Herbo; bottom row Sexyy Red and Don Toliver and Yeat, who perform a ...

Eight years ago, in his West Coast marijuana haze, Snoop Dogg ardently sang along to YG and Nipsey Hussle’s anti-Trump protest song, "FDT," which stands for "F**k Donald Trump." “We ain’t voting for ...