This is a database that holds most every song ever made. If you're stuck for finding out the words, you can use this to easily look up the lyrics to your favorite songs. Note that the artists are organized alphabetically, and also by last names, rather than first names.

This site holds lists of top artists and albums for every genre. There are also top lists grouped by decade, and even a top 100 list holding the greatest songs and albums of all time. Of course, these are opinionated lists, but it's nice to see what some others have to say.

This is one of the best sources for getting information about your favorite artists. Mtv.com gives artist bios, discography, tour dates, music videos, photos, and some very useful background information towards learning about the genre that artist belongs to. You can look up who the artist sounds like, who influenced that artist, and who that artist has influenced.

This is the site to go to find out all sorts of info on Rap, R&B and Hip Hop music. Find artists, concerts, charts, magazines and much, much more. The site is well designed, and has good graphics. There are also great additional resources, and links, as well as numerous search toolbars for different categories. Good general website

This is an excellent source for all things related to the rap, hip-hop, and R&B genres. Here you can read about the current top rap artists, artist spotlights, upcoming events, and album reviews, as well as find information on the old school and underground rap subgenres.