It's the first MD Tracks rankings of 2026, and Djo, Esdeekid, and Pooh Shiesty are in the crosshairs to start the year.

Far From Here by John Splithoff delivers R&B sounds and soulful genre-bending that listeners won't want to miss.

You a clone, you a Meseek / I’m a Roadrunner, meep-meep / Think I work at Best Buy with the squad how I be geeked.” Like many ...

From being stuck in her bedroom amidst a global pandemic to becoming a viral sensation on TikTok, meet Isabel LaRosa.

“Welcome To My Island” is one of the best lead tracks I have heard in the last few months. It is a clever opening, welcoming everyone to the album, with the title of the album making an appearance.

Leading up to kickoff, Super Bowl LIX was already shaping up to break records. Predictions suggested it could become the most-watched event yet, though we’re still waiting for the official count. With ...

After his own prolonged hiatus, the current most recognizable member of TDE came back with a bang, delivering the knockout punch of Blue Lips just a few months into the year. The most impressive thing ...

Once again, two titans of hip-hop are minting their first-ever collaboration. J. Cole appears on an A$AP Rocky track for the first time with their “Ruby Rosary ...

Indeed, Drake is back. The Toronto MC now appears at the precipice of his thirteenth studio album, ICEMAN, streaming out the news to hardcore devotees via a recent livestream and more earnestly ...

We’ve been tracking the final The Weeknd album all year since the multi-platinum artist began ramping up its promo efforts, rolling out new material, and launching an event tour that culminated in ...

The deluxe edition to his last record, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, may have made it easy to forget, but it had been almost three years since the last Tyler, The Creator album. Even if you got privy to ...

Another week, another set of risers on our rankings. While the release calendar seemingly hasn’t cooled off in weeks on the hip-hop side of things, it’s shockingly other genres that are most worthy of ...