Category: Industry Stories

This week brings some music that the people have been waiting for: a second posthumous release from a beloved Brooklyn drill rapper, a new project […]

A year after the release of Pop Smoke’s debut album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, rap fans are treated with another posthumous […]

Dr. Dre concurs with T-Pain's notion that newer artists need to diversify their sound because their sonics and cadences are far too similar. In an […]

Lil Durk and his girlfriend, India Cox, were reportedly victims of a home invasion and an aggravated assault last weekend. According to a report from […]

Guess who's back? It's been 21 years since its debut but MTV has announced on Wednesday (July 14) that the network is bringing back their iconic […]

Following a year that featured a global pandemic, outside is opening back up in 2021, and so is the music industry. With the green light […]

There are some exciting regional scenes in rap right now and four of them are represented in the final 2021 XXL Freshman cypher. Rubi Rose […]

Creating the XXL Freshman cover and its supporting content is typically a hectic but rewarding experience during the day of the shoot, which went down in […]

50 Cent has become a TV show executive mastermind, but hip-hop still has his heart. For his forthcoming drama, Black Mafia Family, Fif has revealed that the […]

Behind The BoardsInterview: Robby Seabrook IIIEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Talent takes you […]