Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For a genre that has always held a mirror to society, it is no surprise that Hip Hop and R&B have long reflected on humanity’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip Hop and R&B have always been incredibly intertwined, frequently relying on each other to add an extra layer of depth to their ...

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in March 2020 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Last weekend, Drake released “When To Say When,” an introspective track that utilized the ...

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 ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Anella and 89 the Brainchild. Two massive albums lorded over the hip-hop world this weekend: Ye’s long-awaited Bully and Yeat’s ADL.

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...