Here’s Every Hip-Hop Song That Went No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 2010s
A decade of chart-topping rappers.
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Here’s a Complete List of Every XXL Freshman Over the Years
A look at all of the stars who have graced XXL Freshman covers over the years.
Kendrick Lamar Loses Best Rap Album to Macklemore at 2014 Grammy Awards – Today in Hip-Hop
On this day, Jan. 26, in hip-hop history, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis beat out Kendrick Lamar in all four competing categories at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.
Idris Elba and Jimmy Fallon Cover Desiigner’s ‘Panda’ and Drake’s ‘One Dance’
Idris Elba killed Desiigner's hit song on the late night show.
Macklemore Says Police Brutality Will Stop When Whites Care Enough
"The systematic oppression that enables a murder like this, will be corrected once white people care enough to change it."
27 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2016 So Far
Since there's been so much heat dropping over the last six months, XXL highlights the best albums of the year so far.
27 Best Hip-Hop Videos of 2016 So Far
Fans have a lot of contenders to choose from when it comes to the best videos. Here are XXL's picks for the Best Videos of 2016 so far. What's your pick for No. 1?
Big Daddy Kane Sounds Off on Critics Bashing Macklemore’s ‘Downtown’ Homage
Big Daddy Kane blasts critics who don't like Macklemore's new song "Downtown" and gave props to the Seattle native for paying homage to Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Go Old School With ‘Downtown’ Performance at 2015 MTV Video Music Awards [VIDEO]
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis called in some reinforcements from the old school for their performance of "Downtown" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.