J Dilla

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

That new-new.

Crème de la crème, homie.

A list that matters.

Long Live J Dilla.

Though mixtapes reigned supreme in 2009, these LPs delivered just as much.

Music Producer Tom Misch creates hot tracks with Rhythm Roulette.