Pierre Bourne

It's been a monumental year for hip-hop.

The best beats across five decades of hip-hop.

These are some of the greatest rapper-producer duos that have transcended time in hip-hop.

Take a look at who brought their best to the game.

Pi'erre Bourne, the pioneering producer for a legion of SoundCloud rappers and beyond, weighs in on making the beats for the 2023 XXL Freshman Class cyphers.

Rob49, SleazyWorld Go, DC The Don, Luh Tyler, TiaCorine and 2Rare show out in their 2023 XXL Freshman cypher.

Finesse2Tymes, Real Boston Richey, Lola Brooke and Fridayy pull up with a hefty supply of bars for this year's Freshman cypher.

Passport P.

Nothing but jams.

The rap game's new sounds of spring are in the air.

The rap game's 50th year carries on with new drops in April.

The latest and greatest.