Atlanta's impact on Hip Hop is nothing short of legendary. As the birthplace of iconic flows, groundbreaking beats, and entire cultural movements, the city has played a pivotal role in shaping the ...

ATLANTA — It all started with one song. “Whim Whamiee,” performed by budding Atlanta rappers Pluto and YK Niece was released in February. The song’s undeniable it-girl attitude, cocky flair and funny ...

“Yeeking,” for those unfamiliar, is an up-tempo dance style created in Atlanta. Most yeek routines contain a gamut of dance moves, including the “prep,” transformer” and “devastator.” But “yeek” is ...

Atlanta’s grip on the global music scene remains unshakable. The city, long a crucible for hip-hop innovation, continues to churn out sounds that resonate far beyond Georgia’s borders. From the raw ...

Welcome to Heat Check, a biweekly music column where AJC culture reporter DeAsia Paige explores the temperature of Georgia’s buzzing, expansive music scene. The column includes music news, trends and ...

The next chapter of Atlanta rap is shaping up to be something of a return to form. Projects from Metro-Boomin and Anycia, as well as a crop of young rappers, are reprising the “Old Atlanta” feel. In ...

Stop everything you’re doing because Lil Baby just dropped the most talked-about album of 2025, and honestly, we’re still processing. WHAM isn’t just another rap album, it’s a whole movement that’s ...

Signed to Playboi Carti’s Opium label, Ken Carson is leading a new wave of rap by blending high-energy beats, experimental flows and bold creativity into a genre-defying sound that is entirely his own ...

There’s no pretense around Anycia, the Southern belle whose alluring voice and unabashed authenticity have made her a rising star. When she logs onto Zoom for this interview, she’s relaxing on her ...

For the VIP visitors in the crowd, who likely went from the plane to the hotel, maybe to the posh Lenox Mall, and then to the show, Unk's presence at the star-studded ceremony was among the most ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta rap icon T.I. has announced that he’s hanging up his microphone and retiring from performing musically later this year. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, made the ...