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 ...

Getting through a break-up — or even just the end of a situation — can feel a lot like the stages of grief. You might be in denial at first, and even angry at yourself for letting it go on for so long ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

Joey Valence & Brae don’t care how old you are—they just want you to dance. “A lot of the songs on this new album are about Joey and me going out and being the only people dancing and having a good ...

Any conversation regarding the historical context of rap music will almost certainly rely heavily on the near ritualistic practice of sampling, essentially using older songs as the basis as the basis ...