N.W.A. were blending gangsta rap ideals with a profound conviction in their mission of showing how all rap songs could be conscious hip-hop songs when focused on Black unity. Hip-hop artists ...

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By Trevor Anderson Playboi Carti snatches his first top 10 as the sole lead artist on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “All Red” arrives at No. 3 on the list dated Sept.

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 ...

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It also had a hell of a soundtrack, spearheaded by the anthemic 'Fight The Power', a song Lee specifically commissioned ... Flav remain an active force in hip hop, and this October they embark ...

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Kendrick Lamar’s uber-popular “Not Like Us” diss track aimed at Drake has been named one of… ...

Lady Shiks behind the decks. > Photos: Supplied. “I love how chilled the beat is and because I love hip-hop, I wanted the song to have a hip-hop feel and decided to feature hip-hop artists only.