Words rule in hip hop – most of them delivered in English, barring the occasional foray into nonsense slang. Increasingly, though, Spanish rap is coming into play. Whether in the Puerto Rican genre of ...

News flash: Radio stations aren’t created solely to play music for the world’s undying pleasure. Rather, they’re established to “target” the collective spending power of specific audiences – even ...

As one of the most influential and outspoken voices in Latin music, Residente has consistently pushed the boundaries of Spanish-language rap. Whether exploring the depths of human emotion and societal ...

The Billboard Latin/Español team celebrates 50 years of hip-hop honoring the most influential and outstanding rap stars from the Hispanophone world. The most essential Spanish-language rappers, the ...

For a generation, the beat of hip-hop has been synonymous with the Bronx. But walk that borough's streets today and the music you're just as likely to hear is a Caribbean-inflected mix of dancehall ...

While Spanish rap music has long dominated music charts abroad, the genre has recently experienced an uptick in listeners based in the United States. From Justin Bieber’s feature on Daddy Yankee and ...

From Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Madrid to Mexico City, Spanish rap music and hip-hop brings people from all different backgrounds together. Like the music itself, the spring course “Rapping in ...

Rapping, spitting, or emceeing originated in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s, growing popularity as a genre and a cultural movement. Created by African Americans, Latino Americans, and ...