The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from EST Gee, Nardo Wick, and Will Smith.

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 ...

These hip-hop one-hit wonders are still timeless today, and it's hard to stay still when they come on the radio.

Dr. Dre's "Forgot About Dre" Single Feat. Eminem Turns 25 Years Old! Dr. Dre's "Forgot About Dre" Turns 25 Years ...

Last year, writers Timmhotep Aku and Andre Gee asked if rap had indeed lost its revolutionary identity—or if it ever had one. The commercial forces that thrust hip-hop into the mainstream also ...

In 2006, Atlanta hosted BET's first annual Hip Hop Awards at the ... example of how a song, and music video, could introduce ...

Breakout hip-hop star Doechii ... and braggadocious rap ("Nissan Altima," "Catfish"). The "What It Is (Block Boy)" emcee has gotten some impressive co-signs in her rise to music stardom.

The track oozes confidence – fitting for two rap giants who know the stakes and always play to win. Here is a classic. The Sugarhill Gang was one of the first to bring gambling into hip hop.

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Abby Jasmine and ... funky pocket of D Mills’ bass-heavy production. If the self-proclaimed “real lovers” are looking ...

The birth of the art form that became hip-hop is traced back, in music legend ... And it was like, ‘Wow, I can relate to that.'” Rap was distinct from the disco scene that dominated clubs ...

Houston rapper Sean Kiez fuses R&B and Gulf Coast rap together in his epic new track Dream HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES ...

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 ...