In August of 2025, hip-hop turned the still-very-young age of 52, but let some of its fans tell it the genre is still a young man’s game. However, upon looking at its current landscape, some of rap’s ...

J. Cole breaks down his competitive rap persona, explaining why his bold lyrics differ from how he views himself off the mic.

Last month, we published our annual list of the best rappers in their 20s. One common critique is how we define “best” and “rappers.” Our list is meant as a temperature check on the game—spotlighting ...

The Game has relinquished his self-appointed "best rapper from Compton" crown to Kendrick Lamar. Game appears to pass the title to K.Dot on "Whatever," the intro track to his new mixtape Gangsta ...