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2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.

A lot of new music this week.

More fall albums are on the way.

Celebrating the vast vocabulary of artists like Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and more.

From Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II to 50 Cent's The Massacre, 2005 gave birth to plenty of respected rap releases.

We gon' start this year off right.

Aesop Rock has joined forces with Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Tobacco to form new group Malibu Ken.

A bunch of videos for a long weekend.

Rest in peace Prodigy!

R.I.P. to Camu Tao.

From 2 Chainz to Boogie and more, XXL takes a look back at 2016 to pick the best videos of the year. Get your popcorn ready.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Here's the best album covers of 2016.