While January is typically a slow month for music releases, there are still some rappers trying to make their mark on the new ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

It’s been over 7 years now since Mac Miller’s premature death, and while he was only 26 years old, he left behind an ...

Hip-hop stands on the precipice of transformation, a genre redefining itself amidst political shifts, societal challenges, ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

Over the years, hip-hop has continued to be one of the most consumed genres among music fans, and 2024 was no exception. While 2023 marked a milestone celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary, 2024 ...

Hip-Hop Hooray! Common ... The Detroit duo of T3 and Young RJ, continued their legacy with a new chapter. The album kicks off with “Welcome,” featuring Chi-town’s Brittney Carter, where ...

Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’ amid his feud with Drake has been named by several music critics as the song of 2024.

Staff writer Dylan Paradise reviews Kendrick Lamar’s extremely successful, newest album, “GNX,” which was filled with quality ...

The long-awaited follow-up to dark experimentalism of Visions Of Bodies Being Burned, the new record takes its cues from ...

Mad Skillz, often just called Skillz, is up for a 2025 Grammy. His new spoken word, The Seven Number Ones, chronicles the special moments in his life, from his parents’ meeting to his introduction to ...

Lupe Fiasco has been hired as a visiting professor at the first-ever Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop degree program at Johns ...