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

The bangers don't stop.

New jams as the summer comes to a close.

Fall is approaching and so are the new releases from some of your favorite rappers.

Plenty of albums to listen to during the quarantine.

All your faves are here.

New heat from Westside Gunn.

Flames.

Album drops Feb. 22.

The new project from the duo will drop sometime this year.

One of Detroit's finest.

Since there's been so much heat dropping over the last six months, XXL highlights the best albums of the year so far.