making this year one of the most dynamic years in recent memory. These are the songs that defined hip-hop in 2024.

Some of the tracks aren’t exactly going to be memorialized in the hip-hop hall of fame either. There’s still clearly an appetite for Christmas music as Mariah Carey seemingly defrosts every ...

Hip-hop has evolved each year since its birth, not only lyrically, but sonically. Here are the best hip-hop producers, from the genre's beginnings to today.

From the Kansas City rap group Black Mafia, artist Tech N9ne is a longtime rapper and the co-founder of music label Strange ...

but the best Christmas hip-hop and R&B songs are gifts that keep on giving. “Let it snow” might mean something different to Gucci Mane than it does Boyz II Men, but whether you’re having ...

Once the controversy died down, it became clear that Minaj had carved out another lane for hip-hop. The song propelled to No.5 on the Hot 100, becoming an international smash in 2012 and setting ...

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 ...

As hip-hop has continued to grow over the last few decades, rappers have contributed songs to soundtracks, and sometimes, those songs surpass the film. From Will Smith to Kendrick Lamar ...

Doechii has released a teaser for her upcoming visuals to the track "Denial Is A River' from her lauded new project ...

The year in hip-hop was defined by an epic battle between two of the genre’s biggest stars, Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Kendrick’s decisive victory over Drizzy culminated in one of the year’s ...