The streets of Detroit are burning fiercely right now with the amount of talent trekking through them. And one of
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The streets of Detroit are burning fiercely right now with the amount of talent trekking through them. And one of
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Unless it’s heard in the impassioned storytelling of songs like “Emotions” and “Gone Girl” featuring Trippie Redd, Iann Dior doesn’t
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Rubi Rose aims to be unforgettable. With a striking voice that pushed her first hit, "Big Mouth," to over 15 million Spotify
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DDG crowns himself the first rapper to cross over from the YouTube space into hip-hop and make it big. The
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Aida Lae has shared the fun video for her new single ’90’s Baby’. The Swedish artist dips into some childhood
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Among the new generation of rising artists from the West Coast is 2021 XXL Freshman Blxst, a hip-hop superhero coming in
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Before Toosii was making hit songs and receiving a RIAA gold certification for his single “Love Cycle,” the Syracuse, N.Y.-born,
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The singer known to include multiple genres in her tracks is back with a bigger hit. Raquel Kiaraa has released
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If there's one thing Coi Leray is going to do it's celebrate her wins. The 2021 XXL Freshman, who reps
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High DemandPossessing enough confidence to take on hell with a squirt gun, Ski Mask The Slump God is ready to
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Lakeyah takes a lot of pride in her rhymes and being a certified spitter. The 2021 XXL Freshman made her
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Self-confidence is a trait that Flo Milli exudes effortlessly. While she’s on the rise in hip-hop, Flo has her feet firmly planted
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42 Dugg coins his style of rap as talking crap. It’s an innate, empowering thing for him to do and
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Images: Johnny Tergo for XXL Interview: Georgette Cline Pressure's OnFor nearly a decade, Yo Gotti has been building his CMG
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When two different artist communities come together, the end result is a refreshing discovery of new music for the fans. Such
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As the executive music producer providing the soundtrack curation for each episode of EPIX’s gangster drama Godfather of Harlem, Swizz Beatz has
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What happens when you combine the forces of the hit-making, social media dynamo that is DJ Khaled with Lil Baby, one
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It's another one. Last week (April 30), DJ Khaled dropped Khaled Khaled, his star-studded album full of 14 bangers. To commemorate his 12th studio
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Paraded on his breakthrough song “Quicksand,” cosigned by fellow North Carolina-bred MCs and former XXL Freshmen J. Cole and DaBaby,
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Orchestrating an XXL Freshman class is no easy task. Add on the complexity of facilitating nearly 100 pitch meetings via Zoom
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