Explore 5 AI-driven hip-hop artists and projects changing the future of rap, from virtual rappers and AI-generated voices to experimental music collectives and royalty-free licensing trends.

May 2026 brings a wave of major hip-hop releases, from Drake’s anticipated “ICEMAN” to experimental projects shaped by AI and jazz influences. Established stars like Playboi Carti and Trippie Redd are ...

Music industry veteran Kawan “KP” Prather, an Atlanta native, has a prediction on where the city’s hip-hop influence is headed: “I think it’s gonna be a minute before Atlanta creates the new thing.” ...

AI is transforming hip-hop production, from beat-making and vocal processing to visual content creation. New tools let producers of any skill level craft polished tracks, while raising fresh questions ...

NEW YORK - This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a cultural movement that began in New York City and quickly spread worldwide. Lisa Evers, a reporter for FOX 5 New York and a long-time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre. The American hip-hop magazine ...

Doechii at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for her "Alligator Bites Never Heal" tour 2024 (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) The performance’s creative direction, choreographed entirely by Doechii herself ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I watched history unfold at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on Friday (Sept. 19), and let’s just say trap music never looked ...

Nas isn’t just preserving Hip-Hop history—he’s actively building it, putting his voice, vision, and money where his legacy is. Nas has always been one of the finest rappers to ever grace the culture ...

TO UNDERSTAND HIP-HOP’S future, look no further than the lead single on the album “Utopia”, by Travis Scott. Mr Scott is American, but the song’s beat is part-Brazilian, inspired by bailes funk, a ...