Best of the Year
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50 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Songs of 2017, Ranked
Over the past 365 days, more than two million songs were released by hundreds of thousands of artists. Here are the top 50.
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5 Candidates for Hip-Hop’s 2017 MVP (And the Winner Is…)
There are only a few who are truly worthy.
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10 Best New Hip-Hop and R&B Artists of 2017
Unranked, all incredible.
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50 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2017, Ranked
For the final time this year, we’ll see you in the comments.
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Top 5 Flagship 4-channel DJ Controllers (2017-2018)
Watch our rundown of the top 5 flagship 4-channel DJ Controllers for 2017-2018.
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3 Most Slept-On R&B Albums of 2016
While Beyoncé, Frank Ocean and others dominated conversation, here are three gems you’ve likely overlooked.
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A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘We got it from Here…’ is the Best Hip-Hop Album of 2016 #BOTBAwards
After almost two decades of tension between Tip and Phife, Tribe’s return was as timely as it was triumphant.
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Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam” is the Best Hip-Hop Song of 2016 #BOTBAwards
In a year that felt more like a solar eclipse than a sunny Sunday afternoon, we needed “Ultralight Beam.”
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Anderson .Paak’s ‘Malibu’ is the Best R&B/Pop Album of 2016 #BOTBAwards
.Paak owned 2016 and ‘Malibu’ marks the full-throated arrival of one of the most powerful R&B voices we’ve heard in years.
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7 Best Rap Protest Songs of 2016
Some of our favorite artists successfully used their platform to spread uplifting and inspiring messages.
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Cardo is the Best Hip-Hop Producer of 2016 #BOTBAwards
From Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q to Drake and Travis Scott, Cardo blessed all your favorite rappers in 2016.
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The 15 Best Hip-Hop & R&B Album Covers of 2016
Anderson .Paak, Childish Gambino, Young Thug, and more proved that album art was alive and well in 2016.