Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip ...

The two both attended Reggie Jackson's celebrity golf tournament in Florida. By Angel Diaz DJ Khaled and 50 Cent have a rocky history dating back to around 2005 when G-Unit was in the midst of a ...

The tropical paradise of Hainan is embracing a new rhythm as international hip-hop takes center stage. Following the tremendous success of Kanye West’s September 2024 performances, which ...

This is a shoutout to Jesy Nelson. The Little Mix alum—who left the group in 2020 after nine years with bandmates Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock—is expecting twins with ...

New Jersey’s DJ Juice, a hip-hop mixtape pioneer ... “We go to his house and spend an entire evening watching him scratch, mix and do all kinds of mind-bending tricks on the turntables ...

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 ...

Hip-Hop has long been a platform for artists to express their struggles, triumphs and deepest emotions. Hip-Hop has long been a platform for artists to express their struggles, triumphs and ...

Skillz is back, but this time he is coming for the Grammys. Mad Skillz, often just called Skillz, is up for a 2025 Grammy. His new spoken word, The Seven Number Ones, chronicles the special ...

If everything goes as anticipated, 2025 should be an impressive year for hip-hop as well. It's been nearly four years since Ye released a solo album. The drought seems like it will end in 2025 ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the ...

While there are a handful of ways to make a cake mix taste even better, the simplest way is to change up the fat. My Simple Substitution I always substitute an equal amount of melted butter for ...