What materialized in the NFC North in 2025 is a perfect example of why the NFL is rarely predictable. Five months ago, the ...

NFL bettors aren’t finding much value in the three most meaningful games of Week 18. They’re overlooking playoff implications ...

Santa Cruz's Painted Mandolin will be joined by Grass Valley's Broken Compass Bluegrass for a night of dancing and jamming ...

Just over a month after he was released from prison following a 16-year-long stint behind bars, Max B is back with his first new full-length in four years. The rapper has surprise-released Public ...

Today, the GRAMMY Museum announced the upcoming launch of Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit, which is set for October 7. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking genre, this ...

Sweet and salty trail mix benefits from a powerful health halo. It's packed with healthy ingredients, we think, so the whole thing must be good for you, too, right? While trail mix certainly can be a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Desjah Altvater is an entertainment contributor, focusing on music. 15 years after its release on December 21, 2010, The Marathon ...

At the start of 2025, Zaytoven felt uneasy about where Atlanta hip-hop was headed. The scene he’d known was … in a rut. Both he and the city were in mourning, with how many key players and folk heroes ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. You can hear these songs in our ongoing Best ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

Whether protecting Hip-Hop’s pioneers through philanthropy or sharpening his pen in the booth, Nas remains one of the culture’s most vital figures in 2025 With 23 albums, elite guest verses, mixtapes, ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...