Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, inspired by a ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it ...

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and ...

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 ...

2), taking home Best Rap Album for her mixtape 'Alligator ... as she became only the third woman in history to win in this category. The hip-hop star beat major rap artists, including J.