Republican senators are working on revisions to their health care plan. Also, Hong Kong is marking 20 years under Chinese rule, and rapper JAY-Z has a new album.

On his new album, the rapper and entrepreneur continues to push himself to the forefront of the genre, paving the way for the next generation of MCs to age gracefully on the mic.

The band surprised fans by making Nothing Is Quick In The Desert available for free download via Bandcamp, until July 4.

"The city lost its soul and gained a lot of hipsters, but does that really make it better or a little weirder?" Bay Area rapper Gift of Gab asks in new video.

No matter how loved or loathed, last night's show proves why it's often the most talked-about night in pop.

Three ATLiens showcase Atlanta's decade-plus stranglehold on reinvention and innovation.

The West Coast legend teams up with East Coast boom-bap icon, DJ Premier, for their long-awaited OG's manifesto.

The 42-year-old emcee was best known for crafting narratives of struggle and survival that depicted New York in the depths of the crack era.

For more than half a decade Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have been an inseparable creative duo, racking up record sales and Grammy awards. Not anymore, for now at least.

25 years after Death Certificate, the OG reprises his role as rap's most potent race critic.

Three dialects from three of the region's legends — living and resurrected — make for one triple-decker groove.

See a new video from the crew knocking down China's Great Firewall.

The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

The first video from the rapper/singer's East EP is dedicated to a friend she lost while attending the University of Pennsylvania.

NPR Music hip-hop reporter Rodney Carmichael talks with Ben Westhoff, author of Original Gangstas, about the enduring legacy and influence of Tupac Shakur, more than 20 years after his death.

After years of being dogged by his own demons, the trap god is living his best life yet.

A studio session with Kanye led to a new album that finds the soul eccentric extending his fatherly compassion, and a helping of funk, to the world at large.

Big Boi, CeeLo and Big Rube unite for a powerful visual from the new Organized Noize EP.

When a remix challenges rap's preconceived notions with a collaboration between the conscious king and the trap star, what more can you ask for?

With the release of Neva Left on Friday, the elder statesman of rap isn't making a comeback as much as he's maintaining his streak of consistency.