Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, inspired by a ...

Rapping is a style of vocal delivery that is key to rap and hip-hop music. A rapper, also known as an MC, must be able to rap in time with a steady beat. Rap focuses on rhythm as opposed to melody ...

The second was Rapture, a song that merges disco, hip-hop, funk and new wave Rapture would go on to become the first No. 1 pop single to feature rap music. It would also set the bar for what a pop ...

Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" breaks the record for most weeks at number one on the Hot Songs chart after his Super Bowl halftime show.