At the beginning of his career, Shaboozey’s interests in country and rap felt like dueling contradictions. He got signed to Republic Records as a rapper, on the heels of his brash trap song “Jeff ...

It's no coincidence that the two songs tied for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 toe the line between country and rap. Lil Nas X set the record with his Billy Ray Cyrus-featuring "Old Town Road" ...

BigXthaPlug lights up Billboard’s charts this week with multiple achievements on the lists dated Sept. 6. The rapper claims his first No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart with “All the Way,” featuring ...

Perhaps more than any other figure, producer and executive Shannon Houchins has had the most significant impact on the development of country-rap. He produced the first Bubba Sparxxx album, and his ...

Nicknamed "The Mother Church of Country Music" and a National Historic Landmark, the Ryman Auditorium was instrumental in the creation of bluegrass, becoming an important fixture for country music and ...

Shaboozey is having quite the star turn of a year. It’s the type of trajectory that budding artists dream of and veteran acts envy. I mean, who else has been featured on a Beyoncé album (twice) and ...

Over the last few weeks, “Old Town Road” — a strutting and lightheartedly comedic country-rap tune by the previously unknown 20-year-old rapper Lil Nas X — has lived an improbable number of lives. It ...

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug continues his journey into the country music world with the release of his newest collaboration with Shaboozey, off his now-officially named upcoming country-rap EP. BigX ...

After Morgan Wallen, Lil Nas X and Shaboozey, Nashville is going hip-hop yet again. “Oil Money” by Graham Barham is the latest example of a long lineage, our critic explains from the driver’s seat.

UFC 315 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated cards of the summer, boasting a lineup that blends rising stars with seasoned contenders. But it’s the main event that has everyone talking — a ...