LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Tracy Stevens and E-40 attend the BET Hip Hop Awards 2024 at Drai’s Beachclub & ...

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 ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

21 Savage and rising New York drill rappers 41 received four nominations each, while A$AP Rocky, Common, Lil Wayne, Pete Rock, and Sexyy Red each received three nominations. Other nominated artists ...

When hip-hop music was created in the late 1970s, one of the founding tenets was that sampled other genres to create something new. One of those staples was James Brown music. DJs would take the ...

Meanwhile, the  ritual of discovering something new is now neatly packaged in a 30-song playlist, refreshed weekly. The only ...

2024 has been filled with hip-hop highlights. While the culture experiences celebratory moments, the rap world has also been shaken multiple times due to the deaths of members of the hip-hop ...

Hip-hop is more than just a type of music. It’s a movement, a way of life, and a culture that has grown and changed over time to affect almost every part of society. Hip-hop started in the Bronx ...

Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez shows no signs of slowing down, and we’re all here for it. His highly anticipated EP “Of Many Colors: Orange” is officially out today,. This vibrant project showcases ...

“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” is returning Tuesday, Sept. 17 with a new season 12 episode, set to air at 8 p.m. This series dedicated to hip hop gives fans an exclusive behind-the scenes look at ...

The coveted West Coast beatmaker drops eight new songs, with features from the likes ... With so many women achieving never-before-seen heights of hip-hop popularity — and so many Golden Era ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...