In recent years, it has seemed that musical content in hip-hop and R&B has been firmly divided by genre – and gender. Hip-hop gets to be the sole domain of men with toxic narratives driven by rappers ...

Saint Kali took years to drop his debut EP because he was finally sure his craft had reached the stage where it would be recognized as authentic and calculated rather than a half-baked attempt at ...

Rising rapper Kali races to her first top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with her breakout hit “Area Codes,” which sprints 16-10 on the list dated May 27. The viral smash hit continues ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Starlito and Kurious. And that’s a wrap on awards season! On Sunday night (March 15), the incomprehensibly lengthy 2025-26 awards cycle ...

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 ...