Mick Jenkins Breaks Down Lyrics on His Song 'Contacts'
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Mick Jenkins
Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2021
A year full of rising rap newcomers and seasoned vets that delivered a solid soundtrack over the last 12 months.
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Showing love to some of hip-hop's best.
The 13 Best New Songs This Week
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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.
The Current Middle Children of Rap
In the words of Big Sean, these rappers fit in the middle like the line in a divide sign.
Rappers Criticize Virgil Abloh's $50 Bail Fund Donation
Hip-hop ain't having it.
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Storytelling's second breath.