New Hip-Hop Releases
Fresh fire for the 50th.
Noname
Rappers React to Tyre Nichols' Death
Justice for Tyre.
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 Songs of 2020
From trap ballads to inimitable bangers, Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020.
These Are the Best SoundCloud Era Hip-Hop Deep Cuts
A throwback to the best hip-hop on SoundCloud.
Here Are 10 Major Ways Hip-Hop Has Changed Since 2010
XXL takes a look at 10 major ways that rap has changed in the last 10 years.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020 So Far
The best hip-hop songs of 2020 so far include bangers from Lil Baby, Drake, Megan Thee Stallion and more.
Cardi B, T.I. and More React to Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio
When will it stop?
Tweets Is Talking: Rappers and Fans Debate Female Sexuality in Hip-Hop
The endless debate.
29 Most Anticipated Hip-Hop Albums of Summer 2019
Summer is coming.
50 of the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2018
What a year.