In the new version of CRT FRSH, we're featuring 20 songs, alternating between acts you should know and acts you need to know. CRT FRSH, Hip-Hop Wired’s playlist where we attempt to showcase music we ...

For the last week of Hispanic Heritage Month, music journalist Sandra Treviño points to Latine artists who are weaving traditional music into their takes on the uniquely American genre. Chicago ...

Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and first of South Asian descent. 2 days ago With part of his job at the audio-based fitness app Aaptiv being the curation of background tracks for guided ...

Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you ...

A playlist shouldn’t be your personal lecture where you subject everybody else in the car to your musical tastes. You’ve packed the gear, washed your ride, and now you’re finishing up the final ...

Journalist and cultural critic Candace McDuffie is the author of “50 Rappers Who Changed the World,” a book that encompasses hip-hop’s earliest pioneers, current hitmakers, and most influential and ...

Another 4/20 is upon us. Hip-hop culture and cannabis go hand in hand like rolling papers and sticky green. We have your kick covered from laid-back vibes to smoke session anthems. We get it. Listen ...

CRT FRSH, Hip-Hop Wired’s playlist where we attempt to showcase music we believe is “Certified Fresh,” is back for the fall season with a truncated selection. Now that we’re back, we’re trimming down ...