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Though mixtapes reigned supreme in 2009, these LPs delivered just as much.

The video was released by Lin-Manuel Miranda off of the 'Hamilton' mixtape.

Here are some of the more memorable instances in which hip-hop and NPR's Tiny Desk concert series collided.

Sia, Miguel, Queen Latifah, K'NAAN, Snow Tha Product, Residente and Riz MC Shine are the featured artists on the new songs.

Take a look at 21 examples of brands wisely selecting from the hip-hop crates to soundtrack their national TV advertising campaigns.

Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine has a string of memorable collaborations with rappers, and here he tells XXLMag.com how they came to life...

XXL rounds up Nas's verses over the last year and grades his performances...

K'naan and Nas link up for the visual of their recent collabo off that More Beautiful Than Silence EP, available now. While the full video premieres this Friday (February 17) on VEVO, check out some behind the scenes footage from the set...

The Somalia-born rapper says if he is awarded money for the suit, he will gladly donate it to the Obama Campaign...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, XXL highlights some of the people, places and things, rappers gave thanks to on their respective albums…

XXL speaks to Sha Money XL, DJ Enuff and K'Naan about their thoughts on the Kanye directed clip...

No rapper, no cry...