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The soundtrack of 2011.

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

Love is in the air.

These clapbacks are better than the songs they responded to.

It's always time to listen to some new music.

Hip-hop comes together for Breonna Taylor.

Barack Obama has unveiled his annual summer playlist.

XXL takes a look at the best rap albums released every summer since 2000.

XXL takes a look at the best rapper and producer pairs that prove two talents are better.

From Ice Cube's "I Wanna Kill Sam" to Jay-Z's "American Dreamin'," take a listen to hip-hop songs dedicated to the many sides of America.

Rappers are calling for change.

Comebacks, welcome boosts and refreshed careers.