Bronx before it became a global movement — including some perspective from rap critic and native New Yorker Alphonse Pierre on why it's still best when close to home. Hip-hop’s origin story is ...

The New York Knicks have restored the feeling. So here's the 100 best New York City rap songs of all time, with classics from ...

It is a tipping point, a date synonymous with a 35-minute freestyle that turned out Galveston before it turned out the world.

Hip Hop history would not be the same without Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, one half of the legendary duo UGK and a cornerstone of Southern rap. Today, the Port Arthur icon celebrates his 53rd birthday, ...

Houston rap icons take over Houston's Meow Wolf for a one-of-a-kind concert. As concert reviews go, this one might be weirder than a distraught poker player whose bad hand has caused her head to ...

Two weeks after the Grammy Awards recognized the life and legacy of the music pioneer whose influence catapulted Houston’s hip-hop sound to national recognition in the late 1990s, family, friends and ...

Friends, family and original members from Swishahouse records gathered to bid farewell during a public tribute to Michael “5000” Watts, the late Houston DJ and record executive, on Feb.16, 2026. Watts ...

Two Houston hip-hop stars are teaming up for a one-night-only performance in a venue that's out of this world. Paul Wall and special guest Lil' Keke will perform at Meow Wolf on Saturday, March 7.

From Henry Mancini's 'The Music From Peter Gunn' to Harry Styles' 'Harry's House,' The Hollywood Reporter rounds up all of the album of the year Grammy winners, dating back to the very first ceremony ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. Hanumankind’s music should come with a serious side effects label ...

Houston’s hip-hop scene continues to thrive, and TSF (The Sauce Factory) artist Sauce Gohan is making waves both musically and in real life. The rising rapper, who is signed to TSF — the label owned ...