XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature. When it comes to the essence of an album, oftentimes the cover art is just as captivating as the music. Since the popularization of hip-hop ...

The most memorable moment in rap of 2024 isn’t an album, it’s the multi-song rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that culminated in the release of the year’s most world-conquering ...

Kendrick’s decisive victory over Drizzy culminated in one of the year’s best rap albums, GNX, overshadowed only by Doechii, the latest talent to emerge from Lamar’s former label TDE.