Happy New Year. As we step into a new year, the phrase “n ew year, new me ” always makes its rounds. People hit the gym. They ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

I was made aware of the new 21 Savage album two weekends ago when a midsize Toyota pulled up to a Christmas tree lot pumping “Where You From,” the opening track on “What Happened to the Streets?,” now ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Doechii, Roddy Ricch, and Smino. Actually, this week in hip-hop is actually going to be two weeks, due to the holiday that just ...

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

When Hip Hop historians look back at 2024, undoubtedly the climactic confrontation between Drake and Kendrick Lamar will be the centerpiece of contextualization. And it makes sense. The Rap Avengers ...

January 2025 kicked off with a major ice storm across the U.S. and Canada dumping more than a foot of snow across multiple states and provinces. And the frost isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, with ...

The 29-year-old actor appears on a new song from elusive U.K. rapper EsDeeKid, a collaboration that has reignited long-running rumors that the masked artist may actually be Chalamet’s musical alter ...

Hip Hop was born in the Bronx, and from that moment on, New York City has been at the heart of the culture. From the early pioneers who laid the foundation to modern-day legends redefining the genre, ...

New York City kids will soon be able to learn all about hip-hop in its birthplace, the Bronx. Officials voted to approve 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 ...