The N.B.A. washout LiAngelo Ball debuted his track “Tweaker” on a livestream. It’s proving to be much more than a novelty.

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 ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Kalan.FrFr, and Mozzy. It’s a nice slow week after the mad scramble of the past few, as artists and their teams ...

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By Gail Mitchell Well, 2024 is quickly drawing to a close. And what an eventful year it was in R&B/hip-hop and African music. No doubt still uppermost in the minds of many is the epic feud between ...

Professional basketball’s most compelling narratives often transcend the boundaries of sport, weaving themselves into the broader tapestry of American culture. During a recent ESPN special ...

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 ...

Now, the freshman has been name-dropped on a record. Since the song's release on Jan. 3, a handful of Crimson Tide fans have ...

With inescapable Christmas songs on repeat, there is an underappreciated genre of holiday jingles to get the party started: hip hop. While it might not be your abuelita or tias go-to mix ...

He had been named the country's hip-hop artist of the year the month before. Another award-winning Swedish rapper, Einar, was shot and killed in Stockholm in a gang conflict in October 2021.