In this Hard Knock Radio segment, you and AI expert X. Eyeé walk listeners through the real story of the past year in tech and AI, way beyond the hype about fancy tools and the United States versus ...

The Let's Rap About It Podcast —Maino, Jim Jones, Fabolous and Dave East—are taking aim at 50 Cent on a new freestyle ...

New York rapper Lexa Gates will kick off 2026 with her new album ‘I Am’, her second full-length on Capitol Records. To ...

Björk, Courtney Barnett, Death Grips, Fcukers, Heavenly, Massive Attack, Olivia Rodrigo, Shudder to Think, Speed, Spoon, ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Former Bank of England boss Mark Carney leads his Liberal Party to a fourth consecutive election victory, less than two ...

Funkmaster Flex is taking over mornings at New York City’s Hot 97 (WQHT) – at least for now. Following the abrupt end of Ebro in the Morning, MediaCo confirmed to Radio Ink that the Hip-Hop radio icon ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

Ebro Darden marked the end of “Ebro in the Morning” as HOT 97 closed a defining chapter that reshaped New York’s Hip-Hop radio landscape. “Ebro in the Morning” aired its last show in New York City, ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

12/13 UPDATE: Funkmaster Flex is taking over mornings at Hot 97 – at least for now. Radio Ink has the details. Major changes appear to be underway in New York City radio, as two of its biggest Hip-Hop ...