XXL Awards Board Members & Nominees
It's that time of year again. The XXL Awards 2025 nominees and new board members have been announced.
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Here’s Every Best Rap Song Winner at the Grammy Awards Over the Years
A look at which rappers earned the big win over the years.
Rappers With Most Grammys
Trophies.
Macklemore Says F**k America
Macklemore isn't feelin' the U.S.A.
Macklemore Takes Shots at Drake
Macklemore is back.
117 Hip-Hop Songs With Over 1 Billion Spotify Streams
Over a billi each and going up.
Rappers 2023 Touring Guide
We outside.
20 Hip-Hop Scandals That Had Everyone Talking
The history of hip-hop will always have controversy.
Best-Selling Hip-Hop Songs Since 1991
The biggest sales over the last three decades.
Macklemore, Em Guests in Hip-Hop
Is he right?
New Hip-Hop Projects
New music Friday.
Here’s a Calculated Look at 15 Years of XXL Freshman By The Numbers
All 15 XXL Freshman classes have put some serious numbers on the board.
Here Are the Top Hip-Hop Songs From the Year You Graduated High School
50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Fetty Wap, Timbaland, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar and more.
Take a Look at the Most Expensive Sneakers Created by Rappers
These kicks cost nothing short of a big bag.
Here Are the Best Tiny Desk Hip-Hop Performances Ranked
A ranking of the best Tiny Desk performances.
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.
This Is Every Hip-Hop Song and Album That Has Gone Diamond in Music History
These songs shine bright like a diamond.
Macklemore Reveals He Was ‘About to Die’ Before Going to Rehab
Macklemore shares his drug addiction and sobriety story.
Hip-Hop Reacts to Joe Biden Being Elected President
The Trump era is over.
These Hip-Hop Songs Became Wildly Popular Long After They Dropped
XXL takes a look at the rap songs that became wildly popular a long time after they dropped.
Here Are the Hip-Hop Artists With the Most YouTube Views of All Time for a Single Music Video
XXL takes a look at hip-hop artists with the most YouTube views of all time for a single music video.
Here’s a Complete List of Every XXL Freshman Over the Years
A look at all of the stars who have graced XXL Freshman covers over the years.
63 Hip-Hop Songs That Defined the 2010s
Memory lane.
The 25 Longest-Charting Hip-Hop Albums in Billboard 200 History
These albums lived on the chart for a minute.
Kendrick Lamar Loses Best Rap Album to Macklemore at 2014 Grammy Awards – Today in Hip-Hop
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.
50 of the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2017
2017 was a good year for hip-hop.
Macklemore Drops ‘Gemini’ Album Featuring Offset, Lil Yachty and More
Featuring Offset, Yachty and more.
Macklemore Thought He Was Going to Die in Recent Car Crash
Macklemore feared for his life during the crash.