Madlib

Why not enjoy the fruits of your labor with new hip-hop drops?

As summer closes, fall into some new hip-hop.

Summer still has some gas in the tank with new hip-hop.

New heat.

Hooks that last.

A ranking of the best Tiny Desk performances.

The beats matter just as much as the bars.

Hot new music.

Hip-hop will be starting off 2021 right.

New music to bump during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The best of the best when it comes to official "Freestyle" titles.

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.

XXL takes a look at the best rapper and producer pairs that prove two talents are better.

From sped-up sampling to the baby voice, XXL looks at how high-pitched voices became highly favored in rap.

From Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II to 50 Cent's The Massacre, 2005 gave birth to plenty of respected rap releases.

A look back at some of the greats.

Drake, Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and many more.

Run it back.

The power of collaboration.

Freddie Gibbs didn’t hold back on this interviews as he explained his up and down during his recent imprisonment in Australia, being blackballed in the music industry, and why it was so important to link back up with Madlib.

From "Earfquake" to "Old Town Road (Remix)"

Here are the new releases of the week.

Summer is coming.

Go get your headphones.