Best Songs

This week we've been recapping the first half of the year, breaking down the best albums, mixtapes, sneakers and clothing collaborations of 2015 to this point. And now it's time for the songs. XXL looked back at the 40 biggest hits, bangers and more of the year, from vets like Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa to newcomers like Towkio and Tink and everything in between. Whe...

Hip-hop has been morphing into a singles-driven genre for years now, and 2014 seemed to be the year when individual songs mattered more than ever. Tracks like "Loyal" and "We Dem Boyz" ruled the first half of the year before "Tuesday," "CoCo" and "I Don't Fuck With You" emerged to dominate the airwaves in the second half...

It’s been 10 years since the murder of New Orleans’ most gangsta MC, Magnolia Soulja Slim a.k.a. Soulja Slim. Here in honor of the legendary southern hip-hop star, XXL’s Editor–in-Chief Vanessa Satten, gives her 26 favorite Soulja Slim songs for all the woadies. —Vanessa Satten Pre...