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J Dilla
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Masters of production.
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While album titles are unique to most artists, there have been many times in hip-hop’s 50-year history where rappers share the same names for their projects.
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The albums set to make a mark in 2023.
Hip-Hop Songs Dedicated to Dead Rappers
An all-star salute to hip-hop's fallen soldiers.
Hip-Hop Albums Turning Five in 2021
2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.
February 2021 New Music Releases
That new-new.
First Posthumous Songs Rappers Released After Death
Their music lives on.
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XXL ranks the best posthumous hip-hop albums of all time.
27 Rappers You Didn't Know Were Aquarius
Flow like water.
50 of the Best Hip-Hop Albums Since 2000
Crème de la crème, homie.