Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music and musical topics I’ve been fixated on recently. It can be hard to remember amidst the downfall of everything, but 250 years of America ...

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Key Takeaways Despite commercial doubts, rap is thriving for fans who care about lyrical craft and emotional depth. These are the 15 best rap verses of 2025 so far. There is a wide spectrum of rap ...

Sprite, a brand of The Coca-Cola Co., announced the launch of “The Living Tracklist,” a new campaign that reimagines hip-hop’s 50 most impactful songs as a living, evolving canon shaped by culture, ...

Clean rap songs have become essential for classrooms, family trips, parties, and workplace events where explicit lyrics are not appropriate. They offer the same energetic beats, clever wordplay, and ...

Sprite today announced the launch of a new campaign that sees the Coca-Cola brand dipping into consumer conversations around hip-hop culture, which it has been associated with for four decades. “The ...

Remember the first time a 90s rap track hit you so hard you had to rewind it? That feeling never gets old. From the raw boom bap of New York to the smooth G-funk rolling out of Compton, the 90s gave ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...