While the debate over the true origins of Southern Hip-Hop continues, there’s no denying Uncle Luke’s commercial impact during the 1980s. With 2 Live Crew, he dominated the Miami bass sound, achieving ...

VIP Records, which played a pivotal role in launching Snoop Dogg's hip-hop career, is taking steps to become a West Coast hip ...

Three decades ago today, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard released his debut solo album, Return of the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, through Elektra Records. As only the second solo LP from a ...

Angie Stone, an amazing singer and songwriter who established herself as a soul star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, passed away on Saturday, March 1, at the age of 63. Although most music fans ...

On this day in 1995, E-40 dropped his sophomore album, In a Major Way, a project that helped cement him as a West Coast rap heavyweight and a defining voice in Bay Area Hip-Hop. Released through ...

Nigerian rapper Otriexx is making a bold statement with his upcoming single, Fake Life, set to drop on March 28th. Blending the grit of old-school hip-hop with razor-sharp lyricism, the track ...

The current hip-hop landscape has been shaped by trends that began in March 2020 and lasted until the spring of 2021, when vaccines became widely accepted. The question now is: Has this shift become ...

A 100-year-old man underwent successful hip replacement surgery The surgery was conducted under strict aseptic conditions A hip fracture can be a dangerous problem for people above 65 In the modern ...

10-year-old Song Haoming and 12-year-old Fu Junxi stun the Juste Debout audience while setting records for Chinese participants. Blending martial arts with hip hop dancing, 10-year-old Song Haoming ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Doechii, Gelo, and Gunna. Although Doechii’s re-released fan favorite, “Anxiety,” isn’t technically a new song, I ...

Kendrick Lamar’s set at the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show was the culmination of a historic year—one where he not only cemented his dominance in hip-hop but also reshaped the ...

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 ...