The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from 2 Chainz, Larry June, Tyga, and more. On the eve of ...

Their music, paired with the trio’s Adidas tracksuits and gold chains, established an aesthetic that resonated far beyond New York City. Music videos on MTV gave hip-hop a new medium for storytelling, ...

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using ...

Graffiti and hip-hop culture have been intertwined since their emergence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly in urban centres like New York City. This relationship is multifaceted, with ...

The label would go on to launch the careers of successful R&B and hip-hop groups, including Xscape, Jagged Edge, Lil Jon and Da Brat, and it put Atlanta on the map as a musical force to be ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some of the best ...

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 ...

Alaska may not be the first place you think of when considering hip-hop hubs of America, but with numerous artists coming from different cultures, backgrounds and locations spanning the state ...

Hip-Hop has long been a platform for artists to express their struggles, triumphs and deepest emotions. Hip-Hop has long been a platform for artists to express their struggles, triumphs and ...

His new spoken word, The Seven Number Ones, chronicles the special moments in his life, from his parents’ meeting to his introduction to Hip-Hop. The album features collaborations with ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the ...

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 ...