Category Archives: Pop/Hip Hop/R&B

Show & Prove: Raq babyWords: Paul Meara Raq baby is young in name, but his life experience goes far beyond his moniker. The 20-year-old Chicago-born, Atlanta-based rapper has all the talking points that a rising hip-hop artist is expected to have these days: authenticity, music that hits, millions of streams and YouTube views, touring in major cities and collaborations with […]

After a few years of staying largely out of the spotlight, Harry Styles returned in a big way with the new single “Aperture,” from his upcoming album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.. Clocking in at over five minutes, many of which are more of a slow burn than an in-your-face pop banger moment, the […]

Although the Grammy Awards came out in 1959, the Recording Academy didn’t debut the Best Rap Performance award until 1989, a year in which it was awarded to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Next came the Best Rap Album category in 1996, which was awarded to Naughty By Nature’s Poverty’s […]

In recent days, the Recording Academy has been gradually rolling out its list of performers for the 2026 Grammy Awards (set to air on February 1). Today (January 30), days before the ceremony, they added one more name to the list: Bruno Mars. As Billboard notes, he’s the last performer that will be announced. He […]

Nicki Minaj’s recent endorsement of President Trump has come with a reward, as she has been granted U.S. citizenship following a controversial appearance with the POTUS. On Wednesday (Jan. 28), Nicki Minaj joined President Trump on stage as he delivered a speech during the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, […]

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Is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song the biggest hip-hop song in history? DJ Jazzy Jeff thinks so. On Thursday (Jan. 29), 92.3’s Big Boi shared a clip of an interview with DJ Jazzy Jeff, where they discussed the origins of the theme song to the classic 1990s TV show, which starred Will Smith […]

J. Cole is days away from releasing his latest album, The Fall-Off, on February 6. The way Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht sees it, he thinks Cole is retiring after this project, but he hopes to do so having accomplished one final goal. In a new video, Hecht starts, “We all know that Cole dropped out of […]

Nicki Minaj wanted Don Lemon to be arrested over a church protest, and now he has been. The beef between Nicki and Don reached a head last week when Nicki called out the former CNN journalist for participating in an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18. “DON ‘CO*K SUCKIN’ […]

Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you need a deeper dive. That’s where Uproxx’s Baylee Lefton comes in as she routinely offers quick-hit lists of songs you need to add into […]