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

Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Juice Wrld, Benny The Butcher, Pop Smoke, Rico Nasty and more.

XXL takes a look at the best projects released during the coronavirus pandemic.

The best of the best.

Plenty of albums to listen to during the quarantine.

Rest in peace Prodigy!

From A Tribe Called Quest to A$AP Mob and more, this is your definitive list of 2016's best rap albums, mixtapes and EPs.

If you think hip-hop doesn't care about bars, take a look at the best verses of 2016.

XXL presents the best songs of 2016.

Run The Jewels sprint to Ka's defense.

Ka lands on the NY Post for the wrong reason.

Brownsville, stand up!