Celebrate the genre’s groundbreaking beatmakers, from Dr. Dre to DJ Premier.

Flex your musical muscles to test if you’re rap royalty or better off taking this quiz with a ghostwriter.

Whether you want to relax by a campfire, get together at a block party, chill by the pool, feed your friends at a backyard BBQ, get your passport out for a tropical vacation, set sail on the seas or cruise all day on the lake, we’ve got your playlist covered.

Shake up your music routine with some channels you might have overlooked!

Add fright to your night with these On Demand Halloween playlists + SCREAM returns on 10/27!

Heather B asked 50 Cent, who now stars on BET’s new comedic variety show 50 Central, whether he ever worried his antics would backfire.

SiriusXM has got you covered with the music you’ll need for a perfect Memorial Day Weekend soundtrack! Tune in for our special holiday programming and start your weekend off right.

SiriusXM will honor the hip-hop icon across its hip-hop channels throughout the day on March 9 – the 20th anniversary of his tragic death. Tune in to Backspin, Shade 45, and SiriusXM FLY for special programming.

“It so amazing to see the continued growth and sustainability of a genre many thought to be a fad, that would soon fade. How many years has it been?” jokes Bugsy Buggs.

Kid Capri, a staple in hip-hop and R&B from the 1990s to present day, will be hosting a party on FLY (Ch. 47) every weekend with Kid Capri’s Block Party.

Let’s “Bey” honest, Yoncé is perhaps the most beloved person on planet Earth and rightly twirls on any haters. If we’re being real, that 2014 Saturday Night Live sketch about The Beygency, a nebulous organization that eliminates those that “say the unsayable”– … Continued

Fifteen years ago, the world lost the legendary princess of R&B, Aaliyah, in a tragic accident that took her promising young life. She would’ve been 37 years old by now, had her plane not crashed on Aug. 25, 2001 after she filmed … Continued

Snoop Dogg got real with SiriusXM FLY’s Heather B. about his sneakiest smoke sesh.

When legends are in the SiriusXM building, amazing things can happen. This week, SiriusXM FLY (Ch. 47) went West Coast as Heather B sat down with hip-hop’s favorite uncle and the Real Funky Divas, that is, Snoop Dogg and En Vogue. … Continued

The ’90s produced some of the best R&B and hip-hop music ever. We know the music back then was all that and a bag of chips (remember that old-school phrase?), but just how much do you remember about the jams … Continued

SiriusXM celebrates Black Music Month all through June with special programming showcasing Classic Soul, Motown, today’s Hip-Hop, and everything in between! See what we have in store all month long:   Backspin (Ch. 43) STEPHEN HILL SPEAKS…ON HIP-HOP AND R&B OF … Continued

California dreamin’? We totally understand. Put the top down and get ready to ride out to some old-school West Coast G-Funk. We’ve got the classic hits that defined West Coast Hip Hop in our West Coast Cookout playlist. Stream the playlist … Continued

Release date: May 23, 2000 Backstory: Shocking, harrowing, offensive, complex, emotional, captivating.  Those are just a few words to describe The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem’s third studio album released in the spring of 2000 and titled after his birth name. … Continued

Ask anyone to name the five greatest rappers of all time and the Notorious B.I.G. is always near the top of the list. That’s because he was larger that life, not only in stature and name, but also in overall … Continued

You first saw her on MTV’s The Real World: New York and you hear her every morning as co-host on Shade 45’s Sway in the Morning. But Heather B. is now more fly than ever — literally! Your favorite cocktail-creating hip-hop personality is … Continued

Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970, an occasion she prefers to call her “327 Anniversary” instead of her birthday. Last year, the five-time Grammy winner — with a stunning, five-octave range, 18 number one hits, and more than … Continued

Release date: February 13, 1996 Credits: Suge Knight (executive producer), DJ Quick, Johnny J, Dat Nigga Daz, DeVante, DJ Pooh, Dr. Dre, Lawlay, Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin, Dave Aron, Johnny J, Mike Mosley, Doug Rasheed, Rick Rock, QD3, 2Pac Backstory: Immediately … Continued

Love is like a glove … or a dove … or a, oh hell, we should just let the pros do this for us. ‘Cause we love to love you baby, we just don’t know how to express it as … Continued

February is Black History Month, so while just the tip of the iceberg, we asked some or our programmers to name just one of the most influential black musicians on their channels. Here’s what they picked. Backspin (Ch. 43) : Grandmaster … Continued