Galleries

Here Are Rappers and Hip-Hop Executives With a Key to the City

Keys open doors.

XXL Staff

These 15 Rappers Are Named After Notorious Crime Figures

Gangsta ties.

Here’s Who Has Defended and Opposed Kanye West Following His Most Recent Controversies

The people have spoken.

XXL Staff

Here Are Hip-Hop Artists Who Embrace Being Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual

These artists are out and proud.

Sidney Madden

These Are the SoundCloud-Era Rappers Ranked on Current Impact

XXL compiles a list of SoundCloud-era rappers, from XXXTentacion and Juice Wrld to Lil Uzi Vert and more, to determine their rankings based on current impact.

October 2022 New Music Releases

October is packed with highly anticipated drops from some heavy hitters in hip-hop.

Big Sales Leaps Between Hip-Hop Projects

The big break is just an album away.

September 2022 New Music Releases

As summer closes, fall into some new hip-hop.

A Look at Kevin Gates’ Wildly Surprising Thoughts on Life

Stranger Than Fiction.

23 Rappers Name Their Top Five Favorite Rappers of All Time

Top five, top five, top five.

These Rappers Scored Big Bags Through Video Games

Big bank.

Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2022 So Far

XXL champions the best hip-hop projects that were released this year so far.

Here Are 13 Rappers Who Unsuccessfully Tried Changing Their Names

My name is my name.

C. Vernon Coleman II

Here’s a Calculated Look at 15 Years of XXL Freshman By The Numbers

All 15 XXL Freshman classes have put some serious numbers on the board.

Here’s a Look at What the 2021 XXL Freshman Class Has Been Up to Since Last Year

Check out what the 2021 XXL Freshman class has been doing over the last year.

Here Are 10 Controversial Hip-Hop Shirts That Caused Backlash

Well, that's one way to get noticed.

June 2022 New Music Releases

Heat for the summer.

C. Vernon Coleman II

Here Are the Worst Hip-Hop Acronyms to Exist

Subjective as it may be, some of the worst hip-hop acronyms exist over the years.