I truly take into account my unbiased view on how these tunes have impacted hip-hop culture. Spoiler alert: All hail what ...

Kendrick Lamar adds to his collection of Billboard chart records not once, but twice this week as his latest studio album GNX ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to ...

For Entry 005 of Mic Drops and Elbow Drops, Carl Lamarre explores if Drake could help bring the heat back to hip-hop this ...

Kendrick Lamar has broken two new Billboard chart records this week. The superstar rapper’s latest studio set GNX and his SZA ...

Lil Tecca's 'Dopamine' is No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while 11 tracks land on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally.

Enjoy this week's list, featuring new songs from A$AP Rocky ("Pray4DaGang" featuring KayCyy ), Chance The Rapper ("Tree" featuring Lil Wayne and Smino ), YoungBoy Never Broke Again ("Diesel / Over") ...

Shabba Ranks has three Top Ten charted singles, House Call with Maxi Priest (#4 in 1991), Slow and Sexy with Johnny Gill (#4 ...

Curtis Jackson III was born in Queens, New York, on July 6, 1975. In the late ’90s, he began his rap career as 50 Cent, and ...

The tri-state area's premier hip-hop festival ran through technical difficulties and shortened sets to prove it still has a place as an event destination for the genre.

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 ...