jay-z

These clapbacks are better than the songs they responded to.

Maybe one day.

Catch ’em if you can.

50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', Kanye West's The College Dropout, Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle and more.

Sometimes, you just have to run it back.

Let's be clear.

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.

Hov drops ratchet jewels.

Hov is doing big business when it comes to weed.

Jeezy, J. Cole, Future and more turn their music into therapy sessions.

What up, twin.

Being destined for greatness and accepting your past are just some of the words of wisdom from Jay-Z you can apply to your life.

Lil Wayne, Kodak Black and Lil Yachty are among the rappers who have boastfully claimed they're better than another artist.

Trump name-drops Jay-Z again.

Plenty of rappers have challenged the U.S. President in office over the years.

Without a doubt, Hov is a businessman.

Best of both worlds.

Songs that make you mentally time travel back to the movie theater.

The good ol' days.

From Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star to Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne, here are the best joint albums of all time.

Racks on rack on racks.

Rewriting history.

Not what you expected.

‘Ye sets the record straight.

Building a legacy through music.

Durkio is feeling himself.

XXL takes a look at the best guest verse runs from rappers dating back to 2000.

It's been a long wait.

Never saw it coming.

CD players, tall tees, dance song mania, jerseys and more, here's a look back at rap in the 2000s.