DJ Drama

New beats and rhymes for the weekend.

Read about how the hip-hop remix was created and how rappers like SpotemGottem are transforming the way the remix is viewed today.

Illustrious members of the music industry including executives, A&Rs, marketing experts, managers, producers, DJs, publicists and some select veteran artists have been picked for the XXL Awards Board and they will be determining the awards winners.

A year full of rising rap newcomers and seasoned vets that delivered a solid soundtrack over the last 12 months.

New week, new songs.

Fall into some new music.

Hot and fresh.

DJ Drama ranks his top 10 Gangsta Grillz projects from the respected series.

The soundtrack of 2011.

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

RIP Pop Smoke.

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