Category: Industry Stories

Real music heads live for a good beat switch. How those diversions are executed is everything though. As usual, the ones with less flaws live […]

YFN Lucci is wanted for questioning by the Atlanta Police Homicide Investigation Unit for his role in a recent murder in Atlanta. A rep for […]

Flava In Ya EarIssa Rae's knack for curating music moments made the Insecure soundtrack a breakout success. Now Raedio, her multi-armed audio platform, is slated […]

Warning: This article contains potentially graphic content. Azealia Banks is trending on Twitter after the rapper shared a video that appears to show herself unearthing her dead […]

Show & ProveWords: Kemet HighEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. While most 17-year-olds are wrapping […]

Cardi B is responding to revived cheating rumors concerning her husband Offset. On Monday (Jan. 11), Cardi B hopped on Twitter in response to well-known […]

NoCap is back behind bars. About two weeks after revealing to fans via Instagram that he has 30 days to turn himself in to police in Alabama, the […]

Over the years, Drake has become known for his wild behavior on the sidelines at NBA games. In a new pre-game interview with Steve Kerr, […]

ChangesCoronavirus challenged rappers to think creatively in the face of tours stopping and income dropping. Here's how the global pandemic changed hip-hop.Words: Sowmya KrishnamurthyEditor’s Note: […]

A great hip-hop song isn't complete without a memorable hook that works its way into your brain. Many of these songs have hooks and choruses […]