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 ...

DJ Pauly Guwop is bringing the power of hip-hop’s golden age into Charlotte’s present with his new digital publication, It’s ...

Broadway melodies along with the sounds of jazz, R&B, hip-hop, soul, and reggae will be filling concert venues with joyful ...

Serial entrepreneur and recording artist Victor D. Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new ...

The mystery of the identity of the hardcore band in Westside Gunn's viral video has been bugging us, so we did some more digging and can confirm that this is in fact the veteran Long Beach band who ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...

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Eddie Francis is an ’80s baby, a product of the Michael Jackson generation. As a teenager, Francis was raised on hip-hop and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” ...

Kendrick Lamar will be the featured performer at the Super Bowl 59 halftime show in New Orleans. Here is what to know about ...

Siouxsie & The Banshees’ ‘Peepshow’ was the group's ninth album, and signaled a creative rebirth from the famously innovative ...

In the Sundance film "Touch Me," two friends grow addicted to the heroin-esque touch of an alien and end up in a throuple ...

When it comes to raw, unapologetic Hip Hop, Memphis holds a unique place in the genre’s history. Known for its dark beats and ...