Once upon a time, Lil' Kim gathered Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Angie Martinez to record a sequel to her "Hardcore" offering "Not Tonight." Together, at the height of their ...

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Tracey Lee has worked with Biggie and Busta, but he’s back with a remix of one of his own hits. Happy New Year! Rap vet Tracey Lee has already worked with Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and The Notorious ...

For those that have been paying attention, video-game scores and soundtracks have quietly been influencing generations of hip-hop producers for quite some time now. With this in mind, we here at ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 4, 2018: Cardi B continued her meteoric rise in the rap game with a guest verse on Bruno Mars' New Jack Swing-influenced jam "Finesse (Remix), ...

Beats are the foundation of hip-hop. They set the rhythm for the rap and like these classics from 1996, are sure to make you dance.

With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily ...

In today’s digital age, you would think your favorite rap song would be just a click away. Well, as most of us know, that is not the case, especially on popular streaming platforms like Apple Music, ...