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Cudi pays tribute to the late Kurt Cobain.
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.
Hip-Hop Mixtapes We Need on Streaming Services ASAP
The tapes you remember and some you forgot about.
Kid Cudi Says He and 50 Cent Are Starting a New TV Show Together
Get your popcorn ready.
Extreme Ways Fans Pay Tribute to Rappers by Getting Tattoos
It's extreme, but some fans really love their favorite rapper.
Best Emo Hip-Hop and Sad Trap Rap Songs of the Last Five Years
The best of modern-day emo rap and sad trap rap.