2026 XXL Freshman Predictions

Our Predictions For Hip-Hop in 2026!

Our Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2025

Is Playboi Carti’s "Whole Lotta Red" A Classic | Album Retrospective

What Do The Billboard Rule Changes Mean For Hip-Hop?

Ebro Got Let Go From HOT 97?! (Here’s What We Know)

Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years | Album Review

Is "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" The Best Hip-Hop Album of ALL Time? | Album Retrospective

Does Big K.R.I.T. Have An Identity Problem? | @Who Gave You A Podcast Response

Pusha T Says Diss Songs are Dead….

Let’s Talk About Hip Hop/Podcast Media…

The "Hate Drake" Podcast (The Bigger Picture) Is DONE!

Location Gate | NLE Choppa's Identity Crisis, Is R&B Coming Back?, The Bigger Picture Is Gone?, etc.

WHAT DID I GET IN THIS VINYL RECORD HAUL?! | Black Friday Record Store Day 2025

De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky | Album Review

Sunny Storms | Cabin In The Sky, Is GNX A Classic 1 Year Later, Kid Cudi's Deleted MJ Tweet, etc.

Kendrick Lamar GNX album one year later

Chamillionaire's "The Sound of Revenge" Sounds GREAT 20 Years Later!

Summer Walker - Finally Over It | Album Review

Wale - everything is a lot. | Album Review

Elephant In The Room | everything is a lot., FInally Over It, BigXThaPlug Wants To Branch Out?, etc.

2026 GRAMMY RAP & R&B NOMINATIONS REACTION | Who Will Be Snubbed and Who Will Win?

MexikoDro – Still Goin The EP | Album Review

Danny Brown – Stardust | Album Review

No Pen, No Pad | Danny Brown's Stardust, 2026 Rap/R&B Nominations, J. Cole vs Cam'Ron, etc.

Ransom & DJ Premier – The Reinvention | Album Review

Big L - Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King | Album Review

HAUNTED BY CHARTS | Big L's Harlem's Finest, The Reinvention, Is Hip-Hop Dying?, etc.

Hip Hop is Dead! Blame Kendrick?

ian - 2005 | Album Review

You're a Fan of the Artist, Not Hip-Hop...

Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder's - WELCOME HOME | Album Review

DAY BY DAY!! | Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder's WELCOME HOME, Are Casual Listeners Actual Fans?, etc.

Remembering D'Angelo 🕊️

Big L & Nas Drop a New Track — Should We Be Worried About The Album?

PARTYOF2 - AMERIKA’S NEXT TOP PARTY | Album Review

Celebrity Worship | AMERIKA'S NEXT TOP PARTY!, RIP D'Angelo, Tyler The Creator & His Past, etc.

Tyler the Creator: The Boy That Cried Wolf

PLUTO - PLUTO WORLD | Album Review

Nas Says Kendrick Lamar Is Hip-Hop’s North Star — Is He Right?

Mobb Deep - Infinite | Album Review

Taj Mahal | Mobb Deep's Infinite, PLUTO WORLD, Is Kendrick Lamar Hip-Hop's North Star?, etc.

Jay Rock - 90059 | Album Review

Jeezy - Still Snowin | Album Review

Bryson Tiller's "Solace and The Vices" Is OVERHYPED!

Pitchfork’s 100 Best Rap Albums List Is CRAZY 😭 | Our Reaction

Money Trees Deuce | 90059, Ab-Soul's Mafiathon 3 Fumble, Pitchfork's Top 100 Best Rap Albums, etc.

This Is What Hip-Hop Is Missing...

Is Podcasting The Rapper Retirement Plan?

If Drake Ain't Hip Hop, These Guys Aren't Either

Young Thug - UY SCUTI | Album Review

Whoopty Doo | UY Scuti, Is Podcasting The New Hip-Hop Retirement Plan?, What/Who Is Hip-Hop?, etc.

Are Blog Era & SoundCloud Era Hip-Hop Fans Gone?

Destroy Lonely - Broken Hearts 3 | Album Review

Cardi B - AM I THE DRAMA? | Album Review

All 4our The Drama! | AM I THE DRAMA?, ᐸ/3³, Hip-Hop's Internet Era Is Over, etc.

Drake’s ICEMAN Rollout Is Great… But The Music Sucks

Has Young Thug Got Us Hype Again For "Uyi Scuti"?

Little Brother - The Minstrel Show | Album Review

The Biggest Colored Show On Earth | The Minstrel Show, Young Thug's Apology, Radio RICO, etc.