THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY MAINSTREAM R&B/HIP-HOP RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY ...
2024 has been filled with hip-hop highlights. While the culture experiences celebratory moments, the rap world has also been shaken multiple times due to the deaths of members of the hip-hop ...
Hip-hop's inception came from house parties hosted in the Bronx in the1970s. As hip-hop has evolved with several sub-genres like gangsta rap, conscious rap, trap, and many more, there's no ...
The year in hip-hop was defined by an epic battle between two of the genre’s biggest stars, Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Kendrick’s decisive victory over Drizzy culminated in one of the year’s ...
The year in hip-hop saw the reinvention of the diss track, with “Not Like Us” entering the musical canon as a bonafide hit. But the year wasn’t all rap beef; the rap world delivered a ...
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 ...
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Bossman Dlow, Snoop Dogg, and Will Smith. Seeing this week’s lineup might prompt some confusion about just what decade it ...
When an underpaid Jewish World Lit professor in the throes of a midlife crisis lands a gig ghostwriting lyrics for a young Black hip-hop producer, racial and sexual tensions collide. In the gritty ...
Rolling Loud’s 10th Anniversary festival in Miami will feature a groundbreaking moment in hip-hop history. On Sunday, December 15, DJ Five Venoms and Trendsetter Sense will co-host Chosen ...
On this day in Hip Hop history, Flip Mode Squad general, Busta Rhymes, released his third studio LP E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front. Released under the Flip Mode imprint and ...
Over the past decade or so, the Kendrick Lamar mythos had become increasingly grandiose—the only rapper to win a Pulitzer; a conceptual genius making high-brow art; the saviour of hip-hop who ...