Here are 10 of the top under-the-radar albums of the year, in no particular order, as chosen by AP Music Writer Maria Sherman. In a just world, Portuguese-born Danish singer Erika de Casier would be ...

Kendrick Lamar surprised the hip-hop and rap community by unexpectedly dropping his brand new album “GNX.” Lamar has been at ...

Sting reaches Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart for the first time with "Another Part of Me," his new collaboration ...

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Snoop releases “Missionary,” a much-anticipated spiritual successor to his 1993 debut “Doggystyle,” and a ...

With co-founder Paul Quinn stepping down first from touring and then recording with Saxon, they brought in Diamond Head riffmaster Brian Tatler and made Saxon’s 24th studio record. Crammed with ...

Snoop Dogg has officially dropped his highly anticipated album, Missionary, produced by none other than Dr. Dre. Released ...

Kendrick Lamar’s newest studio album,”GNX,” is receiving praise from audiences and critics, earning recognition as one of the ...

Common and Pete Rock discuss their Grammy-nominated collaborative album 'The Auditorium Vol. 1' and how it's a 'love letter ...

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1 For those who long for a return to the type of lackadaisical, soul-filled, socially conscious rap of the mid-90's, The ...