YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics Billboard’s latest change, and YouTube’s subsequent action, point to a more ...
When most people are asked “who controls hip hop?” they are unlikely to think of a 67-year-old Israeli Zionist who comes from ...
That’s where Tuma Basa comes in. He’s currently YouTube’s Director of Black Music and Culture, and he’s been obsessing over rap videos his whole life—from his childhood as a hip-hop fan to his ...
That model has shaped the YouTube hip-hop ecosystem, with Vlad’s fingerprints visible on platforms like Cam Capone News and The Art of Dialogue. In 2025, hip-hop still anchors Vlad’s content—but it’s ...
This month YouTube’s most successful stationary mic platform On The Radar Radio savvily diversified. While the channel started with more boilerplate interview and trending news coverage, the channel’s ...
**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...