The LOX

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.

The best beats across five decades of hip-hop.

Hip-hop and you don't stop.

From Eminem's Encore album to Jay-Z's Kingdom Come and more, here are 15 weak albums by great rappers.

Jadakiss addresses Tyler's man crush on him.

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

A jam-packed week.

August is going out with a heat wave.

The summer's almost over, but the new jams aren't.

August is hot and full of fire music releases.

From good to greatest.

XXL takes a look at the 17 best compilation albums from rap labels.