Wed, August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM UTC Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan.

Two months ago, I tweeted: “Best year of hip-hop. EVER. #2024.” and the Internet’s feisty commentators tore me up. Pardon my excitement and wild proclamation, but I haven’t felt this good about the ...

In 1998, hip-hop was no longer a “fad” that mainstream white America thought was going to fade away. It ran the music industry. New MCs were making a name for themselves and veterans were staking ...

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 ...

Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

2024 has been a fun ride for hip-hop, with the genre continuing to evolve while pushing the boundaries of what we typically expect. Fresh faces, bold sounds, and unapologetic attitudes were all over ...

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That’s 35 years ago, when George Bush the first was in the White House, when ...

Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Salt n Pepa (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Putland/Getty Images) In August 1973, the ...

Over the years, rap has shown videogames a profound amount of love, and that’s lead to a ton of great songs. Here, in no ...

An opinion arguing why Kendrick Lamar is the king of rap, in reaction to recent Billboard rankings and the rapper's public ...

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Cordae, Doja Cat, Tyla Yaweh, and more. TBH, this would be one of the best hip-hop releases of the week based on the cover alone ...