Bad Bunny took home Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to win the coveted trophy, while Kendrick Lamar became the most-awarded hip-hop artist in history.

As Hip-Hop shaped the sound of the streets and transformed the music industry, these legendary record labels brought the genre’s vision to life and helped it dominate the world. The list goes on, ...

In a previous article I wrote on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and rap's place within popular music, I argued that since the beginning of rap records, hip-hop culture's relationship to the ...