Doin’ Lines TiaCorine fills in the blanks.As Told To: Joey EchevarriaEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. 1. If I wasn’t an artist, I would get to…
50 Cent’s G-Unit Film and Television company plans to invest $124 million in revitalizing multiple entertainment venues in Shreveport, La. On Monday (Jan 12), 50 Cent and the Louisiana Economic Development announced the next step in the rapper-media mogul’s redevelopment…
Back in ActionAlbum rollouts may seem outdated, but rappers are still embracing the concept, just in different ways. Change has come, and the no-rollout era may finally be coming to an end.Words: Grant RindnerEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025…
Pooh Shiesty shows his indictment paperwork to dispel any rumors that he didn’t keep it solid in his case. On Jan. 10, the Memphis rapper shared a video on his Instagram Story displaying the indictment for his gun case, for…
Yella Beezy’s trial for his involvement in the murder of Mo3 is set to begin next month. Ten months after Yella Beezy, born Makies Conway, was arrested and charged with capital murder while rumination for allegedly paying a hitman to…
Fetty Wap has been released from prison, but he will reportedly be on home confinement until later this year. News broke that the New Jersey rapper was free on Thursday (Jan. 8), after a video surfaced showing him in a…
UPDATE (Jan. 9): Boosie’s attorney, Meghan Blanco, has released the following statement to XXL about Boosie’s sentence: “Mr. Hatch was sentenced to time served, in addition to three years of supervision and 300 hours of community service. The resolution brings…
Kodak Black has reignited his beef with Boosie BadAzz on a new song, and Boosie is clapping back. On Wednesday (Jan. 7), Yak dropped the song “Christmas Eve,” which finds him taking shots at the Louisiana rapper. “F**k that lame…
With “3 Steps,” AKTHEPROD delivers a tightly packed statement piece that wastes no time making its intent clear. Clocking in at just two minutes, the track feels deliberate and confident, a sharp burst of self-awareness wrapped in trap production and…
Fetty Wap has been released from federal prison after serving over three years. On Thursday (Jan. 8), video of the newly freed New Jersey rapper was shared by The Breakfast Club’s Loren Lorosa on social media. The clip shows Fetty…