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It's that time of year again. The XXL Awards 2025 nominees and new board members have been announced.

Grammys' drip too hard.

Winning big at the Grammys.

Who got the nod?

BET launches its Turn My Mic All The Way Up campaign, leading up to the highly anticipated 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards on October 15.

While numbers don't lie, their popularity continues to soar.

The best to arrive in the first six months of the year.

Ice Spice, 4batz, Gunna and more get their ’fits off.

Rapsody opens up to XXL about her mental health journey, place in the rap game and more as she releases her latest album, Please Don't Cry.

Weekend vibes.

Some more hot releases this week.

A fire diss and 12 other bangers.

The game's got a lot in store for May.

The Atlanta rapper finally opens up in his XXL magazine cover story.

New tunes as the weather breaks.

Here's a handy list of rappers' real names.

Birthdays are never the worst days when it comes to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. See the best events that took place in 2023.

The best sounds to start the month.

Here's a convenient list of rappers' birthdays.

Legendary hip-hop and R&B producer Chucky Thompson has died.

New music from Slowthai, Smokepurpp, JPEGMafia and more of your favorite rappers.

The best of modern-day emo rap and sad trap rap.

Jeezy, J. Cole, Future and more turn their music into therapy sessions.

The nominees for the biggest night in music are in.

Rappers getting to the big brand bag.

From XXXTentacion to Eminem and more, check out these storytelling rap songs that don't have a happy ending.

Hip-hop comes together for Breonna Taylor.

From Ice Cube's "I Wanna Kill Sam" to Jay-Z's "American Dreamin'," take a listen to hip-hop songs dedicated to the many sides of America.

These rappers offer wise words to get you through life.

What an honor!