The Atlanta superstar rapper is back with a new hit and more expansive sound but, he says, the same hunger to dominate.

Where do the best country music artists get their start? Many began singing or learning to play an instrument as children, devoting their attention early on to the popular music of the rural South.

In 2004, 12 songs reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and every one was performed by Black artists. It's the only year ...