We have been in a female rap renaissance for at least the last decade, but this year has been particularly kind to Southern women in rap and their supporters. In June, I was standing in a sold-out ...

From having the country “talm ‘bout innit” to getting name-checked on “Whim Whammie,” one of the year’s buzziest breakthrough rap hits, BunnaB has emerged as one of the most resonant voices in a new ...

Hip Hop has long been a male-dominated industry, where women have had to fight twice as hard for recognition—whether on the mic, behind the boards, or in the background shaping the culture. Yet, ...

The Swamp Princess is officially a Grammy winner. Doechii took home the award for Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammys, for her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. In her acceptance speech, the ...

The hip-hop world is in the midst of a transformative era, with Southern female rappers emerging as forces to be reckoned with. What started as a small movement has now grown into a cultural ...

From its earliest days, hip-hop has been fundamentally about storytelling, with artists repurposing existing sounds to create new forms of self-expression. While the genre is often perceived as ...

Houston’s rising rap star KenTheMan is heating up the summer with the announcement of her Kinda Famous Tour—her first headlining tour following the March 2025 release of her buzzed-about project, ...

Whelp, this isn’t a surprise. Billboard officially declared Nicki Minaj the top female rapper in hip-hop history, solidifying her status as a trailblazer. The publication released its rankings on ...