Masta Ace

Start the weekend off right.

Birthdays are never the worst days when it comes to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. See the best events that took place in 2023.

New year, new music.

Hip-hop is sounding off on the slap.

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

History has been made.

XXL takes a look at the best rap albums released every summer since 2000.

Crème de la crème, homie.

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

The project features unearthed recordings from select Golden Era MCs.

Hip-hop doesn't look too happy with Mr. West.

It was all good just a week ago.