Some people expect great art to come to some grand conclusion on life, death, and the meaning of it all. All that stuff is cool, but hey—at the end of the day, we’re all just trying to get laid, too.

The words, ubiquitous in rap and hip-hop, have become cultural daggers, with calls from inside and outside the music industry to curb their use. The casual use of the words bitch and ho has long been ...

Top 10 best rap songs of 2025: the most influential, innovative and culturally impactful tracks shaping modern hip-hop.