Metro Boomin

The first round of new hip-hop drops for December.

Pray for Metro.

Props to Metro.

Chance The Rapper, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Juice Wrld and more have SoundCloud-era hip-hop projects with no skips.

Prayers to Metro Boomin.

Which album are you waiting for?

Hats off to a solid effort by these impactful producers.

A breakdown of the star-studded talent on Drake's Certified Lover Boy album.

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.