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In rap beef, rappers like to get brutal with their lyrics.

Here's the full rundown on how some of your favorite rappers were able to make amends following a venomous beef.

You can call it a comeback.

Albums where the anticipation eclipsed the output.

The heat keeps rollin' in.

Fall into some new music.

2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.

Barack Obama has unveiled his annual summer playlist.

From Ice Cube's "I Wanna Kill Sam" to Jay-Z's "American Dreamin'," take a listen to hip-hop songs dedicated to the many sides of America.

Rappers are calling for change.

The year 2000 featured some classic rap albums.

Listen to the newest episode of our Hip-Hop Moments of Clarity podcast.