"The biggest salute, the most sincere salute to a hip hop legend from Milwaukee, Wisconsin," from Speech was one of the ...

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

One of hip-hop's most celebrated pairs, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, are back on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart together ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ab-Soul, Ferg, and Cordae. The past few weeks have featured a glut of new hip-hop, so even though this week slows things down ...

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

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 ...

Kobe Bryant’s impact went far beyond the basketball court, as evidenced by his many appearances in hip-hop lyrics.

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

Dave East and AraabMuzik, Young Nudy, Tyga, Boldy James, Skyzoo and Chuck D, and more also unveil new material.

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 ...

Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.