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The 13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week
Back at it.
Kid Cudi Reunites With Kanye West at Vultures Event After Falling Out
Ye and Cudder are back at it.
Tyga Looks Back on the Biggest Changes in Hip-Hop and Praises Teezo Touchdown’s Album
Tap in with Tyga, who speaks on changes in the rap game, Teezo Touchdown's album and more in an exclusive XXL interview.
The 13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week
New bangers.
Watch Maiya The Don Deliver Fire Rhymes in an All-Women Cypher and Read Her Interview
Maiya The Don raps in an all-women cypher and shares her thoughts on women rappers being stronger together than they are apart for XXL magazine.
Watch Mello Buckzz Serve Up Raw Lyrics in an All-Women Cypher and Read Her Interview
Mello Buckzz raps in an all-women cypher and keeps it real about the most difficult aspect of her rap journey so far in this XXL magazine interview.
8 of Hip-Hop’s Biggest One-Hit Wonders in the Last Three Years
Hey, a hit is still a hit.
The 13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week
Another week, another set of new joints.