Ryan Lewis

The history of hip-hop will always have controversy.

The biggest sales over the last three decades.

A look at which rappers earned the big win over the years.

These songs shine bright like a diamond.

50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Fetty Wap, Timbaland, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar and more.

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