Juice WRLD recently partnered with McDonald’s to become the second artist in the Beat of My City music concert series, where he put on a free concert in Chicago and teamed up with Genius to raise money for 100 Black Men of Chicago to give back to his community. On the latest episode of 'IRL,' the young MC sat down with Genius' Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman to discuss how much Beat of My City means to him. Juice WRLD also spoke about connecting with fans and sharing his emotions in his music.
As hip-hop evolved over the course of the 2010s, one thing that remained the same were rappers' love for name-dropping iconic luxury brands. Kanye West and Drake both repped shoe brands like Nike a...
As 2019 comes to a close, the Genius team got together to deliberate the most underrated album of the year. The answers showcased a range of artists from across the world, from the UK’s Little Simz...
Each day, millions of music fans come to Genius to read lyrics and learn about their favorite artists—our Top Songs Chart reflects what the world is listening to all day, every day. With tons of fa...
In 2009, Tyler, The Creator released his debut solo mixtape, 'Bastard.' The 15-track project was a rambunctious and controversial introduction to Tyler’s unique abilities, and jumpstarted his caree...
Over the course of 2019, NLE Choppa has consistently delivered fans chart-topping hits. While songs like “Shotta Flow,” “Camelot,” and “CAPO” all feature clever bars, their beats have a piano-heavy...
Controversial Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months in prison today followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a variety of gang-related crimes, defying some predicti...
Following the death of Chicago rapper Juice WRLD earlier this month, his close friend and collaborator Ski Mask the Slump God has been open on social media about his grief. The two had been friends...
Over the last year, Genius has covered a number of different terms on the rise in hip-hop, most notably "no cap," "wipe his nose," and "slatt." In order to find out which phrase dominated in 2019,...
From Rae Sremmurd to Drake the term “lit” has been everywhere in hip-hop over the last decade. One of its earliest uses was on Nas “The Message” in 1996. While “lit” mentions in hip-hop remained re...
Frank Ocean has become one of today’s most beloved artists. For many fans, one of his most iconic tracks is the 2016 cut, “Nights,” from 'Blonde,' and one of the most memorable parts of that song i...
Chicago rapper Juice WRLD (real name Jarad Anthony Higgins) passed away on Sunday morning, and The New York Times confirmed that he was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn...
Over the past few years, there has been a number of hit songs based on sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming. From Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams,” to Billie Eilish’s “bury a friend,” dreaming and the ab...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again is drawing from a Michael Jackson classic for a new song about his former girlfriend, Iyanna Mayweather. The daughter of boxing legend Floyd...
Lil Uzi Vert’s long-awaited 'Eternal Atake' inches closer, as the Philly rapper just dropped “Futsal Shuffle 2020.” It’s produced by Brandon Finessin, Starboy, Mayyzo, and Loesoe, and features voca...
XXXTentacion links up with his frequent collaborator Trippie Redd and PnB Rock on his latest posthumous track, “bad vibes forever.” It’s produced by John Cunningham and is the latest single from th...
Yesterday, Billie Eilish dropped the self-directed music video for her cut “xanny”, off her debut studio album 'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?'.
The Weeknd continues to roll out new content to his fans with the release of his new music video for “Heartless.” He premiered the Illangelo and Metro Boomin-produced track last week, followed by a...
YNW Melly’s latest video from behind bars, “Suicidal,” pulls influences from a few popular anime – notably Samurai Champloo and Fooly Cooly. Genius also spoke with the producer, Z3n for more on how...
In his latest release from behind bars, YNW Melly drops a music video for “No Heart.” The track is all about heartbreak, and showcases Melly’s signature vocals over the SkipOnDaBeat and Z3N-produce...
It’s been a huge year for Billie Eilish, who dropped her debut album and scored a No. 1 single with “bad guy,” and now the teen singer is back with her first post-album track, “everything i wanted....
Rising on the popularity of his high energy “Shotta Flow” series, NLE Choppa slowed it down with his latest release, “Forever.” On the track, produced by CashMoneyAP, Drum Dummie, and Mook on the B...
After scoring several regional hits, 19-year-old rapper 9LOKKNINE (aka GLOKKNINE) is emerging from his hometown of Orlando thanks to an assist from fellow Floridian YNW Melly. Their collaboration, ...
On October 31, 21 Savage released the full version of “Immortal,” a song which he first previewed last December in a 'Mortal Kombat 11' trailer. The track is produced by his frequent collaborator K...