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2021 will be remembered for these projects.

Hot and fresh.

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.