The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Drake, PartyNextDoor, and Cash Cobain. Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day for romance — or, if you’re a rapper, for flying in the face ...

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

January 2025 kicked off with a major ice storm across the U.S. and Canada dumping more than a foot of snow across multiple states and provinces. And the frost isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, with ...

Killer Mike at One Music Festival in Atlanta (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) At a landmark Grammy Museum event, Killer Mike made a definitive statement about rap’s future, declaring ...

Remy Ma is stepping into the highly competitive streaming market with the launch of her hip-hop-focused platform, Remy Network. Remy Ma is amplifying hip-hop culture into the new age with the launch ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things ...