Metro Boomin

Shining in the dark.

Memories of the good ol' days.

The beats matter just as much as the bars.

Laughs for all.

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

Everything takes time.

The songs that the coronavirus pandemic robbed us of experiencing outside.

The best beat architects of 2020.

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

From trap ballads to inimitable bangers, Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020.

Despite the pandemic, hip-hop remains No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Upgraded.