New Hip-Hop Releases
The first round of new hip-hop drops for December.
Metro Boomin
These Are the Best Hip-Hop Producers of 2021
Hats off to a solid effort by these impactful producers.
Here Are Hip-Hop Albums That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
Albums where the anticipation eclipsed the output.
These Hip-Hop Songs Sample Your Favorite Popular Tracks as a Teenager
Memories of the good ol' days.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Albums Created by One Producer
The beats matter just as much as the bars.
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.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020
Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Juice Wrld, Benny The Butcher, Pop Smoke, Rico Nasty and more.