since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller. Here we are, folks: The first Best New Hip-Hop column of 2025. Pardon the ...

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Tupac Shakur, Hip Hop Immortal..... Poet and playwright Al Letson recalls the life of Tupac Shakur.

A hip-hop awards show and festival that could attract "hundreds of celebrity guests" and "thousands of tourists" is planned for August in Memphis, organizers said Wednesday. The "For Us By Us Hip ...

The label would go on to launch the careers of successful R&B and hip-hop groups, including Xscape, Jagged Edge, Lil Jon and Da Brat, and it put Atlanta on the map as a musical force to be ...

Celebrities like Jay-Z, Summer Walker, Ice Spice, Doechii, and many more made their mark at the event, bringing their drip and undeniable presence to the spotlight. As the Philadelphia Eagles ...

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 ...

The 2025 Grammys red carpet was a playground for bold fashion statements, especially from the rappers who showed up to steal the spotlight. Kanye West, ever the controversial figure, turned heads ...