Apple Music launched almost exactly ten years ago now, and in the decade since, it has become a culture-defining streaming platform. Users have logged billions of plays over the years, and now Apple Music has celebrated that by sharing the…
Trippie Redd was arrested while attempting to board a flight to France at Miami International Airport this week. Trippie Redd Arrested While Trying to Leave the Country On Thursday (July 3), the 26-year-old rapper was on his way out of the…
NBA Youngboy is out to play once again, and this time, he has Playboi Carti as his partner in crime. Out with a new album titled Make America Slime Again, the rapper has managed to release a collaboration with Playboi Carti, which,…
Eminem is not a rapper that holds out on the most outlandish of references. Last time, it was “like a shepherd having s*x with his sheep, f*****g absurd,” and now, he’s back with more. On the recently released GDLU: The…
JID has a new album, God Does Like Ugly, coming this August. Before that, though, he’s putting a spin on the deluxe editions that tend to follow albums with GDLU Preluxe, a mixtape that he’s releasing before the project, on…
The 2025 XXL Freshman Class is officially in session. Each rap star on the rise enters the proverbial hallways of hip-hop history with their own superlative style. Rappers like Loe Shimmy, Lazer Dim 700 and Nino Paid bring a new wave of artistry to the…
This weekend, Essence Magazine’s annual music festival will once again take over New Orleans. Under the banner of We are Made Like This, this year’s fest boasts GloRilla, Muni Long, and NOLA native Master P on its list, celebrating the…
It’s time to get more acquainted with the leaders of the new school that make up the 2025 XXL Freshman Class. After Samara Cyn, Ray Vaughn, YTB Fatt, BabyChiefDoIt, 1900Rugrat, Gelo, Loe Shimmy, Eem Triplin, Lazer Dim 700, Nino Paid and Ian all clapped back at the…
INFLUENCED BY: “In terms of music, I would say definitely Future. I haven’t really heard a bad song from [Future]. His songwriting is just something that you really can’t help but admire. When I found out that he [co-]wrote ‘Drunk…
