The 13 Best New Songs This Week
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These Are the Most Popular Hip-Hop Ad-Libs Right Now
From DaBaby's "Let's go" to 21 Savage's "On God" and more, these are the best ad-libs in hip-hop right now.
Rappers and NFTs – How Hip-Hop Is Cashing In on Non-Fungible Tokens
Rappers are down with NFT digital marketplaces, too.
Here Are the Best Mixtape Songs From Your Favorite Rappers
Bangers from Thugger, Gangsta Gibbs, Spitta Andretti, Drizzy, Future Hendrix, Big K.R.I.T., Tity Boi and more.
These Hip-Hop Songs Sample Your Favorite Popular Tracks as a Teenager
Memories of the good ol' days.
104 Hip-Hop Albums Turning Five in 2021
2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Remixes of the Last Five Years
Making a good thing better.
These Are Lyrics You Automatically Associate With Your Favorite Rappers
For rap veterans, newbies and those who split eras, there’s one bar among the many that will route you directly to a rapper or their popular song.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020
Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Juice Wrld, Benny The Butcher, Pop Smoke, Rico Nasty and more.
Lil Baby’s Best Guest Verses of 2020
Lil Baby makes the most of a guest appearance.
Here Are Great Hip-Hop Therapy Sessions on Songs You Need to Hear
Jeezy, J. Cole, Future and more turn their music into therapy sessions.
2 Chainz, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and More: New Projects This Wee…
A lot of new music this week.
Who’s Coming Back This Year?: A Look at Hip-Hop’s Most Anticipated Albums That Haven’t Dro…
From Kendrick Lamar to Playboi Carti and more, here's a look at the rappers who may still be dropping an album before 2020 is over.
Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby and More Show Support for End Sars Movement
Rappers join the End Sars movement.
Incredibly Expensive Gifts Rappers Have Bought Each Other
Racks on rack on racks.
Drake, Big Sean and More Mourn the Death of Actor Chadwick Boseman
The hip-hop world is mourning the death of Chadwick Boseman.
September 2020 New Music Releases
Fall is approaching and so are the new releases from some of your favorite rappers.
Here Are the Best Guest Verse Runs From Rappers for Every Year Since 2000
XXL takes a look at the best guest verse runs from rappers dating back to 2000.
The Definitive Guide to the Best Summer Hip-Hop Albums Since 2000
XXL takes a look at the best rap albums released every summer since 2000.
A Deep Dive Into Rappers Using Other Rappers’ Flows
Flows are recycled in music just as much as plastic is recycled on Earth.
2 Chainz Sued by Pablo Escobar’s Family for $10 Million Over Restaurant Name
The Escobar family wants big bucks from 2 Chainz.