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The Wu-Tang Clan broke every convention for traditional rap and hip-hop when they exploded onto the scene in 1992. Their ...

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GloRilla – Glorious (CMG/Interscope) The Memphis rapper swerves between hard-hitting Southern rap and gospel on her official debut album, with help from Megan Thee Stallion, Sexyy Red, Latto, Kirk ...

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 ...

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have three of the greatest country duets of all time, but they're not No. 1 on this list of the 55 best ever. If we're being honest, deciding the best country duets of ...

To qualify as a rap album for the Best Rap Album Grammy, a release must have five or more tracks and a total playing time of ...

Drake emerged from unlikely roots in the late '00s to become the biggest rapper of the 2010s -- which, by the time his decade ...

During his time with the group ... of the best-selling boy groups of all time. Liam Payne is credited as a songwriter on several of the group’s hit songs including Last First Kiss, Story ...