2024 was a crazy year, but it was actually a really good year for Hip-Hop. Check out some of the best albums of the year, but we left space for you to tell us YOUR favorite! 2024 was an insane year ...

Kool G Rap is reportedly back in album mode, and with Cormega already in the mix, the Juice Crew legend may be back!

At first many dismissed it as a fad when it exploded out of the Bronx after a dance party in the summer of 1973 where Dj Kool Herc used two turntables to switch back and forth between two records to ...

They're all highly respected in the world of old-school rap. And they all hit the Top 40 just once in their careers.

Legends of rap, soul and hip-hop, as well as some up-and-coming artists, will be on Reno-Tahoe stages as winter turns to spring. Here's the lineup.

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Hip-hop has been the cornerstone of New York City's culture since its evolution in the Bronx in the 1970s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This list ranks 19 of the most influential rappers in Hip Hop history based on skill, impact, and legacy. Each artist’s profile ...

The Seattle hip-hop community lost one of its most influential early ambassadors last week: “Nasty” Nes Rodriguez died Saturday in Los Angeles, his widow, Llola Rodriguez, announced the following ...

That’s Rap City’s eternal legacy — music discovery anywhere as proof that hip-hop was everywhere. Before T.I. became the “King of the South,” he was an unknown entourage member rolling with Goodie Mob ...

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 ...

Milwaukee native Lakeyah burst onto the hip-hop scene in 2020 with her breakout hit, "Big Flexher," introducing the world to one of the newest rap girls out of the Midwest. At just 22 years old, ...