The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ken Carson, Lil Yachty and Sexyy Red. Meanwhile, new music releases came from Gelo, who officially released the buzzy “Law N ...

50 Cent has proven himself as a bona fide force in Hollywood with the ‘Power’ Universe and ‘BMF.’ He now has a new hip-hop ...

Hip hop is not just sound. It is design, community, and calculated moves behind the scenes. Hip-hop has always been loud on the surface. Heavy drums, bold hooks, statements that refuse to whisper. Yet ...

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Afrika Bambaataa, the influential DJ, producer and early architect of hip-hop, has died at 68. His death was confirmed by his attorney, who said he died in Pennsylvania after ...

Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm might not be a name that modern rap and hip-hop fans know, but that probably should not be the ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

The rapper and producer helped script hip-hop and electronic music's blueprint with songs like "Planet Rock" and "Looking for ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lola Brooke, Lil Baby, and Quavo. While it’s not the busiest week, there’s plenty to get into for fans of pretty much every kind ...

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 ...