Gigwise

20 Best Clean Rap Songs of All Time

Find the best clean rap songs for every setting. From family playlists to gym sessions, all top clean rap tracks with no ...
RapTV on MSN

5 Hip-Hop Songs That Sample R&B Singer Luther Vandross

From “Slow Jams” with Twista to “Excuse Me Miss” with Jay-Z, these hip-hop songs sample Luther Vandross in ways you may have never noticed.
Gigwise

111 Best Old School 90s Rap Songs Playlist

Want the ultimate 90s rap playlist? Explore golden era classics from Biggie to Tupac. Hit play and relive hip hop's greatest ...
Rolling Stone

50 Innovators Shaping Rap’s Next 50 Years

HIP-HOP WAS BORN IN THE BRONX IN the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “ Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists ...
The Daily Illini

Opinion | Rap music still shapes culture, despite what the charts say

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...
The Washington Post

‘I’ve heard that sound before!’ How sampling influenced hip-hop.

Sometimes you hear a new hip-hop song and think, “I know this song — I’ve heard these sounds before.” You’re probably right, because hip-hop music is built on sampling, the process of using existing ...