The ‘Boom Bap’ sub-genre of rap saw its newest evolution today in one of the most well-rounded and topical classic hip hop albums of 2020. “Extinction...
Baby Keem Returns With 2 New Tracks Since his EP in 2018 Baby Keem has rocketed into the music scene. His album ‘Die for My Bitch’...
Lets not act like Big Sean isn’t a whole legend out here! With well over a decade in the game under his name (bars!) the Detroit...
After a three year musical hiatus, SZA shocks fans by announcing on Instagram that she will be releasing new music at midnight. Within those three years,...
The Collaboration “Deep Reverence” will be featured on Big Sean’s new Album Detroit 2 Big Sean released a collaboration with the late great Nipsey Hussle titled...
Since 2007, XXL has annually worked to unveil the top most groundbreaking artists, giving recognition to hip hop artists who are gradually rising to the top...
BLM and Hip Hop’s Recognition Hip Hop music speaks for those not heard or listened to. For years, hip hop artists have spoken for BML (Black...


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D Smoke Is Smokin It’s time to learn more about D Smoke, from Inglewood, California. In 2019, Rhythm + Flow was released on Netflix. The show...



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