Metro Boomin

Memories of the good ol' days.

The beats matter just as much as the bars.

Laughs for all.

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

Everything takes time.

The songs that the coronavirus pandemic robbed us of experiencing outside.

The best beat architects of 2020.

Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Juice Wrld, Benny The Butcher, Pop Smoke, Rico Nasty and more.

From trap ballads to inimitable bangers, Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020.

Despite the pandemic, hip-hop remains No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Upgraded.

21 is No. 1.

Morgan Freeman explains his appearance on Savage Mode 2.

21 Savage and Metro Boomin will have a major sales increase for the sequel.

Plenty of fire for everyone.

Drake's SZA mention is causing a stir on social media.

Morgan Freeman is spitting game.

All the new projects you should be listening to this week.

Finally, Savage Mode 2 arrives.

Savage Mode, indeed.

The hip-hop world is mourning the death of Chadwick Boseman.

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

XXL highlights the best hip-hop beats throughout rap's history from producers old and new.

21 explains why the project hasn't dropped yet.

QC Da Label!

Here are the new music releases dropping in April.

Pi'erre Bourne, Tay Keith, Southside and more have some of the coolest producer tags in hip-hop.

The project may drop next Friday.

Let it bump.

Prepare to binge.