Paul Wall

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

As promised, new music drops this week.

More new heat.

Summer just got hotter.

Here are the best albums from 2005.

Headed into spring with more fire music.

From Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II to 50 Cent's The Massacre, 2005 gave birth to plenty of respected rap releases.

Here are all of these week's releases.

Catch up.

Here are the new releases of the week.

Paul Wall is blessed.

This week's lineup includes highly anticipated projects from newcomers and OGs.