A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

Fatman Scoop has died at age 53. Fatman Scoop, who was widely known rapper for his 1999 hit “Be Faithful,” is being remembered as a legend in the rap community after his death. The rapper, born Isaac ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.