Complex’s 2026 Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking maps who really moves the conversation. In a year where rap has no dominant stars ...

Rap’s G League is looking healthy. Last year, when we put together our list of the best teenage rappers, it felt like a struggle to gather good, interesting names. In a genre supposedly dominated by ...

In August of 2025, hip-hop turned the still-very-young age of 52, but let some of its fans tell it the genre is still a young man’s game. However, upon looking at its current landscape, some of rap’s ...

Last month, we published our annual list of the best rappers in their 20s. One common critique is how we define “best” and “rappers.” Our list is meant as a temperature check on the game—spotlighting ...

The 10 Best Female Rappers From The West Coast From G-Funk To Pop Hop: The 10 Best Female Rappers From The West Coast Check out this list of talented women rappers who helped grow the sound of their ...

Cornel Dews gave ChatGPT some criteria and asked it to create a “Top 50 Rappers Over 40” list. But did the AI get it right or miss the mark? Cornel Dews discusses ranking rappers over 40-years old and ...

Complex's 50 Best New York Rappers list has resurfaced. Though the article was originally posted in 2023, Fat Joe and Jadakiss still discussed it on the latest episode of their podcast, Joe and Jada. ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...