On July 16, Dallas will serve as one of two regional qualifiers for Red Bull Batalla, the world’s largest freestyle Spanish rap competition. Since 2005, the series of events has provided young Spanish ...

As one of the most influential and outspoken voices in Latin music, Residente has consistently pushed the boundaries of Spanish-language rap. Whether exploring the depths of human emotion and societal ...

Riot policemen face demonstrators during a protest condemning the arrest of rap singer Pablo Hasél in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the ...

From Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Madrid to Mexico City, Spanish rap music and hip-hop brings people from all different backgrounds together. Like the music itself, the spring course “Rapping in ...

Despite men dominating the Latin hip-hop scene, the women do not fall behind. From Farina to Nicki Nicole, and beyond, check out the list of raperas killing the game. Latin hip-hop is a movement that ...

The Billboard Latin/Español team celebrates 50 years of hip-hop honoring the most influential and outstanding rap stars from the Hispanophone world. The most essential Spanish-language rappers, the ...

While Spanish rap music has long dominated music charts abroad, the genre has recently experienced an uptick in listeners based in the United States. From Justin Bieber’s feature on Daddy Yankee and ...

On September 18, Faby of Lewisville, Zazo Wan of Dallas, and McBetho of Irving will compete against 36 freestyle rappers from the United States and Puerto Rico. The three rappers qualified for Red ...

Cowboys, open farmland, grazing cattle, and wild horses are just a few of the qualities that define Texas and its contribution to the idyllic view of rural America. Throw in some home-cooked barbecue, ...

Words rule in hip hop – most of them delivered in English, barring the occasional foray into nonsense slang. Increasingly, though, Spanish rap is coming into play. Whether in the Puerto Rican genre of ...

MADRID—Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced a popular singer to one year in prison for Twitter messages that were deemed to glorify terrorism and humiliate its victims, the latest application of an ...

Spanish police have arrested more than 50 supporters of a jailed rapper during violent riots across the country. The demonstrations began peacefully on Wednesday, a day after the jailing of ...