Author: Erika Becker

As a seasoned court reporter, Meghann Cuniff has years of experience covering criminal trials. However, in recent years, the freelance journalist has emerged as a go-to source for hip-hop’s biggest legal issues. Her first rap-related […]

UPDATE (Nov. 30): T.I. has issued the following statement to XXL in response to a video clip in which he confronts a club promoter for […]

Young Thug‘s YSL RICO trial entered its third day and was significantly tamer than the past two days. Both the state and defense argued their opening […]

Federal prosecutors are insisting that YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s house arrest conditions do not prevent the rapper from getting mental health treatment. NBA YoungBoy Prosecutors Push Back […]

Boosie BadAzz is ready to take Rod Wave to court after claiming Rod has refused to pay for using Boosie’s lyrics. Boosie Plans to Sue Rod Wave […]

Diddy‘s former security chief, Roger Bonds, is continuing to speak out against the music mogul, now claiming he stopped Puff from assaulting multiple women. Roger […]

Young Thug‘s highly anticipated YSL RICO trial is finally underway, in what has already turned out to be one of the most bizarre cases in […]

Moment of TruthSince its early days, rap lyrics have been used by prosecutors to build narratives with criminal trials. With the genre’s popularity booming, this […]

With the women of rap completely dominating the current state of hip-hop, it’s only fitting that the inaugural XXL Cypher Lab, presented by the Starz Original […]

Hip-hop has a tired history of keeping its women in the shadows. Until the late 2010s, there had never been more then one female superstar […]