Salt-N-Pepa were the first all-female rap act to go platinum and receive a Grammy award. They are now suing for the rights to ...

Rapper collective doesn’t want to be bogged down in rivalry. If it’s not about making money or providing for their loved ones ...

Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics. Both call for action against the oppressive political class. In 2020, when ...

Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

Cardi B reportedly makes millions per month via her OnlyFans. How does this stack up to the income of her NFL boyfriend, ...

Despite funding cuts and shuttered venues, homegrown music, TV, film and, yes, memes have dominated the global zeitgeist over the past 12 years. Now this culture must be future-proofed from the forces ...

What does good rapping sound like in 2025? It depends on who you ask. It’s no secret that hip-hop is more splintered than ever, with different pockets and intersections thriving in their own ...

A childhood friend of Tupac Shakur has lifted the lid on the late rapper's upbringing and his time in high school just before ...

XXL is inviting fans to cast their votes! We partnered with VAZA, the leading online monetized opinion market, to present the Most Valuable Rapper bracket. This contest features 16 rap artists who ...

That’s the case with albums from Lamar and Clipse, as well as J.I.D’s God Does Like Ugly. (J.I.D has long been a respected lyricist too.) Markman is also impressed with the growth that Tyler, the ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Tyler Perry faced a second sexual assault lawsuit as texts showed the male accuser sought financial help before filing a $77 million sexual battery case.