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 ...

Rapsody has secured an additional nomination for “Best Rap Song” with her track "Asteroids," featuring three-time Grammy ...

Tyler, The Creator completes a rare self-replacement at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as "Sticky," ...

Notably, Beyoncé leads all artists with a jaw-dropping 11 nods for Billboard 200-topping Cowboy Carter LP, including a look ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z released he would-be retirement album The Black Album. Although there ...

Hip-hop duo Gang Starr has returned with "Finishem," a new single that captures their signature sound while speaking to ...

If there’s one thing that’s for certain about the Atlanta-born rap duo Outkast, it’s they have fans from all over and all walks of life. The group was able to somehow bridge authenticity ...

When hip-hop ... New York City in the late 1970s, the sounds were born from records and turntables. Using groundbreaking but also rudimentary equipment, DJs played breaks from funk and soul songs ...

Between the Election Day (Nov. 5) and the 2025 Grammy nominations reveal (Nov. 8), the week ahead promises to be one of the ...

From the Bronx to the world, hip-hop's evolved beyond music to a tool for healing. Could hip-hop be the therapy we need to ...

Their jazz and house influence created a new lane for Hip Hop crossovers left behind by ... and “Black is Back” were some of the first rap songs with an overtly pro-Black message.

Cent, Cardi B and Chuck D were some of the notable hip-hop figures to react to Tuesday night's election results.