The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ab-Soul, ASAP Ferg, and Cordae.

When hip-hop music was first created in the parks of New York City in the late 1970s, the sounds were born from records and turntables. Using groundbreaking but also rudimentary equipment, DJs played ...

Cordae and Joey Bada$$, Real Boston Richey, Sulé, Dave East and AraabMuzik, and more also unleash new material.

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists ... I’m up now,” rap-sings over a laid-back drum-heavy hip-hop soul beat reminsicent of the subtle sensuality of ’90s Mary ...

Cop Your XXL Merch Now With the weekend fast approaching, there are plenty of new releases for hip-hop fans to dive into.

Every great song is born in the soul of the artist” - Shawna Renee Music lover and cultural critic, Shawna Renee, introduces ...

Watch Ab-Soul Rap in XXL Cypher and See His Interview Ab-Soul makes his point with great quotes and clichés in this conversation for XXL Cypher Lab. Behind the Scenes and New Freestyle - Ferg ...

It started in the Bronx, in New York, in August 1973, when funk and soul DJ Kool ... or emotion to a song that I just feel like can't be created." Miss LaFamilia says hip-hop's future should ...

Here are some of hip-hop’s major “eras,” with a few songs that help exemplify its ... a Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers. At the same time, rapper Rakim Allah from ...

Staff writer Temiloluwa Alagbe reviews Tyler, The Creator's eighth studio album, "CHROMAKOPIA," released on Oct. 28.

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 ...

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 ...