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To mark 25 years of Afrobeats (1999 - 2024), Pulse Music Desk has compiled a list of the 25 greatest songs that have left an ...
Hip-hop celebrates its birthday Monday (Aug. 11), 52 years after that fateful day in the Bronx when a cultural movement was birthed, thanks to DJ Kool Herc who extended the instrumental “break” ...
The 50 Best Rap Lyrics of All Time From Nas and Eminem to Biggie and Tupac, these lyrics are classics.
Check out the best new hip-hop songs this week from Conway The Machine, Ghostface Killah, Destroy Lonely and more.
Check out the best new hip-hop songs this week from Drake and Central Cee, TK, TK and more.
The 15 Best Posthumous Rap Albums of All Time, Ranked Over the years, dozens of posthumous rap albums have been released, most forgettable, some exceptional. Here’s our ranking of the very best.
From classic hits to modern chart‑toppers, here are the most famous music producers that shaped music and inspired ...
President Trump has been an object of fascination in hip-hop culture long before he took office. A look at the biggest songs that have mentioned him.
Taco Bops, aka Tshoma Pugh, catalyzed the hip-house scene and helped launch the first all-rap radio show on the city’s commercial airwaves.
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 ...
Branoofunck's drawing crowds of young and not-so-young 2000s hip-hop lovers to the happiest dance floor in Deep Ellum.