It may be because I’m getting better at my job, but 2025 already feels like a particularly exciting year in rap. There have been excellent albums by MIKE, OsamaSon, Pink Siifu, Edward Skeletrix, and ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

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 ...