Pete Rock

2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.

Plenty of new projects from Kid Cudi, Kamaiyah, Jack Harlow and more.

New music to wrap up 2020.

The Trump era is over.

What if Jay-Z rapped over Clipse's "Grindin'"? How about Kendrick Lamar on Tupac Shakur's "California Love"?

Rappers speak out after all four officers charged.

RIP Pop Smoke.

Something for everyone.

Going into fall with some new heat.

The power of collaboration.

Here are the new releases of the week.

All me.