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An exciting week for hot rap releases.

The soundtrack of 2011.

X will be missed.

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

New music to bump during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

XXL takes a look at the 13 best new songs this week.

Their music lives on.

In celebration of their contributions to the culture, here are the greatest DJs in hip-hop history that every rap fan should know.

Here are the new releases of the week.

Headed into spring with more fire music.

Here are all of these week's releases.

Catch up.