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In rap beef, rappers like to get brutal with their lyrics.

Rappers that you might not realize are related.

Hats off to a solid effort by these impactful producers.

New week, new music.

Closing out the year the right way.

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

XXL highlights the best hip-hop beats throughout rap's history from producers old and new.

RIP Pop Smoke.

"Nasty Nas in ya area/About to cause mass hysteria"

Though mixtapes reigned supreme in 2009, these LPs delivered just as much.

The hip-hop world is paying their respects following the death of Aretha Franklin.

Unreleased heat from the Queensbridge legend.