The estate of late rapper Mac Miller announced a new album "Balloonerism" at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles on ...

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“Get Low” was originally released in 2002, the third single from Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz’s album Kings of Crunk. Zuck and T-Pain’s version is a much slower reimagining of the song which ...

Brooklyn-born/Bronx-raised Hip Hop legend KRS-One was a graffiti writer before he was known as the “Blastmaster” of Boogie Down Productions, scribing his name all over the streets of Brooklyn and the ...

Though my music career ended way before “sheltering at home” did, I still know an excellent mixtape possibility when I hear ...

Late last month, Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion released “Megan: Act II.” The album sounds like a homecoming release of sorts, an artist recognizing her roots, having recently conquered the world ...

2024 has been a big year in hip-hop, and thanks in part to the return of some of hip-hop's biggest names, the sales numbers are turning up. Tyler, The Creator's Chromakopia album produced big ...

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 ...