13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs
Heavy hitters this week from every region.
Pete Rock
New Hip-Hop Projects
Shady's back.
July 2024 New Music Releases
When it's hot, it's hot.
50 Hip-Hop Albums Turning 20 in 2024
Feel old yet?
Older Rappers' Complaints About Hip-Hop and Where It's Headed
These rap vets are sick of these meddling kids.
50 of the Greatest Hip-Hop Beats
The best beats across five decades of hip-hop.
Most Impactful Producers in Hip-Hop
Masters of production.
Here Are Rappers You Didn’t Realize Were Related
These rappers that are related may be surprising.
Nas Shades Pete Rock
Nas speaks.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Quavo and Takeoff, G Herbo and More – New Hip-Hop Projects This Week
The first round of new hip-hop drops in October.
October 2022 New Music Releases
October is packed with highly anticipated drops from some heavy hitters in hip-hop.
Pete Rock Calls Drill Music ‘Doo-Doo’ and Says It Disrupts the Soul
Pete Rock is not a fan of drill music.
Future, Russ, Action Bronson and More – New Hip-Hop Projects This Week
New hip-hop heat this week.
Explore the History of the Hip-Hop Remix and What It Really Means Today
Read about how the hip-hop remix was created and how rappers like SpotemGottem are transforming the way the remix is viewed today.
Shock G Dead at 57 – Report
Rest In Peace, Shock G.
Hip-Hop Reacts to Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin Being Found Guilty of George Floyd’s Murder
George Floyd and his loved ones receive justice.
Here Are the Hip-Hop Albums Turning 10 in 2021
The soundtrack of 2011.
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.
Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow, Kamaiyah and More: New Projects This Week
Plenty of new projects from Kid Cudi, Kamaiyah, Jack Harlow and more.
December 2020 New Music Releases
New music to wrap up 2020.
Hip-Hop Reacts to Joe Biden Being Elected President
The Trump era is over.
Here Are Iconic Beats Your Favorite Rappers Should Rap On
What if Jay-Z rapped over Clipse's "Grindin'"? How about Kendrick Lamar on Tupac Shakur's "California Love"?
Rappers Respond to Officers Being Charged for George Floyd’s Murder
Rappers speak out after all four officers charged.
Here Are 48 of the Greatest Hip-Hop DJs of All-Time
In celebration of their contributions to the culture, here are the greatest DJs in hip-hop history that every rap fan should know.
October 2019 New Music Releases
Going into fall with some new heat.
10 of the Best Hip-Hop Collab Projects of 2019 (So Far)
The power of collaboration.
ScHoolboy Q, Rico Nasty and More: New Projects This Week
ScHoolboy Q and more return.
Cardi B, G-Eazy and More Mourn Nipsey Hussle During Memorial
Rest in peace, Nipsey Hussle.
April 2019 New Music Releases
April is going to be a good month.