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All 15 XXL Freshman classes have put some serious numbers on the board.

50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Fetty Wap, Timbaland, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar and more.

These kicks cost nothing short of a big bag.

A ranking of the best Tiny Desk performances.

2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.

These songs shine bright like a diamond.

Macklemore shares his drug addiction and sobriety story.

The Trump era is over.

XXL takes a look at the rap songs that became wildly popular a long time after they dropped.

XXL takes a look at hip-hop artists with the most YouTube views of all time for a single music video.

A look at all of the stars who have graced XXL Freshman covers over the years.

Memory lane.

Grammy family.

These albums lived on the chart for a minute.

On this day, Jan. 26, in hip-hop history, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis beat out Kendrick Lamar in all four competing categories at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.

2017 was a good year for hip-hop.

Featuring Offset, Yachty and more.

Macklemore feared for his life during the crash.

The driver reportedly crossed into oncoming traffic, hitting the Grammy winner.

The unthinkable has happened and hip-hop is shaking its head.

Idris Elba killed Desiigner's hit song on the late night show.

"When is America & the judicial system that's suppose to protect us, gonna make these officers who are killing black men take responsibility for what's going on."

Obama is the man!

These 20 rappers who crafted powerful politically-charged rap songs answer the question of whether or not artists should speak up on political issues. Take a look.

You have to hear this heart-stopping verse from Lil' Chano.

From Kanye West to BJ the Chicago Kid to Macklemore and more, find out which of your favorite rappers and singers are releasing new music in February.

Macklemore says that on "White Privilege II," he was never trying to disrespect Iggy or Miley

The 2016 Bonnaroo festival will include J. Cole, Maclemore, Miguel, Big Grams (Big Boi + Phantogram), Tyler, the Creator, Vince Staples, Goldlink and more.

Big Daddy Kane blasts critics who don't like Macklemore's new song "Downtown" and gave props to the Seattle native for paying homage to Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis pay homage to the great hip-hop pioneers before them in the cinematic visual for "Downtown." Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz, Eric Nally and Melle Mel join forces with the duo as they stroll and cruise through the streets of Spokane, Wash.