Our full list of picks for the best full-length hip-hop projects ever made is out now. Hip-Hop has spoiled us. In the 50 years since a group of kids decided ... off Black Music Month, we decided ...

while other songs only get heard on a random streaming shuffle or when a DJ plays them at a hip-hop-themed day party. From Camp Lo to Coolio, here's a list of oft-forgotten hip-hop gems of the ...

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 ...

Nominees for the best children’s music album award at the 2025 Grammys were revealed with the full announcement of Grammy ...

Explore how aging hip-hop legends like Rakim, LL Cool J, and André 3000 are redefining the genre, challenging stereotypes, ...

As Questlove, beatkeeper for the The Roots, explains in the book's foreword, imagery has long been integral to music ... “a cool concept,” Claiborne writes. "This photo is about hip-hop ...

Hip-hop has ... and LL Cool J characterized the second wave of the genre. A rougher edge began to creep into beats coming out New York City in particular, with many of Run-DMC’s songs using ...

LL COOL J's fans are embracing his ... I would do shows in Maine and this would be the first time that hip-hop ever went to Maine. So, it'll be like 20 kids in a gymnasium with a few teachers ...

Hip-hop is a multi-billion-dollar industry and the world’s most popular music genre. Originating in the South Bronx in the 1970s by African American and Latino communities in response to ...

The rapper was released from jail last week after a surprise guilty plea. For 15 years, a set of strict requirements will ...

LL COOL J's fans are embracing his ... I would do shows in Maine and this would be the first time that hip-hop ever went to Maine. So, it'll be like 20 kids in a gymnasium with a few teachers ...