Balancing a large drink and a tray of loaded nachos in one hand, I walk up the steep stairs to my seat at the top level of Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. I hear the music before I see her. A bass-heavy ...

NBA Youngboy is already spinning the block with a new release. This time, the prolific artist is collaborating with DJ Khaled. The mixtape is titled DESHAWN and only features Kevin Gates. The release ...

Fans of NBA YoungBoy are eating well in 2025. Just weeks after dropping the explosive 30-track album MASA (Make America Slime Again), the Baton Rouge rapper is back with Deshawn, a 13-track mixtape ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Vince Bucci, Michael Loccsiano, Kevin C. Cox, Elsa / Getty Images No sport embodies hip-hop more than basketball. No music genre embodies ...

NBA player and team drops have been a part of hip-hop lyrics for more than 50 years. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Leon Bennett, Ezra Shaw, George De Sota, Emilee Chin / Getty ...

The hip-hop landscape shifted dramatically when NBA YoungBoy achieved what no artist in music history had accomplished before: securing 34 entries on the prestigious Billboard 200 albums chart. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Basketball and Hip Hop have always shared a deep bond. So, it’s no surprise that many NBA players have picked up the mic over the ...

Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard are the two who have generated the staying power to make it as an NBA standout and as a hip-hop artist. Tony Jones, The Athletic Portland Trail Blazers, Damian ...

Nas steps into the NBA Finals spotlight with a voiceover on Nicholas Britell’s new league-wide sonic identity. Nas just became the voice of the biggest basketball moment of the year, and it’s way ...

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation. Shakeia Taylor and Jason Jones, The Athletic For decades, ...