Olivia Rodrigo’s recently concluded Guts World Tour was a big one. Running from February 2024 to July 2025, it saw her perform for over 1.6 million fans across 100 headline shows in 64 cities, including 18 festivals.…
I saw Jack Johnson in the crowd at Outside Lands on Saturday night. It was just before Aussie rockers Royel Otis jumped into their bombastic, viral hit, “Oysters In My Pocket,” a total highlight moment of the…
Hip-hop continues to mount wins in 2025, with some big album releases serving as the score for the year. Things don’t slow down in September, with projects from some of the biggest names in rap scheduled to…
Sudan Archives continues the rollout for her upcoming album The BPM with a Y2K-influenced video for its new single, “Ms. Pac Man.” The Midwestern genre bender promised more straight-up rapping on her next album when she announced…
Since today marks the 30th year anniversary for Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and Mobb Deep’s The Infamous albums, of course there is an announcement in store. That’s right; Havoc and the Chef have announced a tour in…
It’s no surprise that that Gunna and Young Thug are at odds with each other. The palpable animosity between the two is evident — from court case chaos to the symbolic burning of bridges disguised as flame-like…
Eminem’s new documentary STANS is currently doing a limited run in theaters and the other day, Em showed up to the premiere in New York as a surprise. The doc takes a look at Em’s rise, while…
Need ItX-Games gold medalist snowboarder Zeb Powell is dead set on bringing hip-hop culture to the mountaintop.Interview: Joey EchevarriaEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the…
Cardi B’s second album, Am I The Drama? is just about a month away from release after over a half-decade of waiting, and now, Cardi’s teasing its next single, “Imaginary Players.” While we still don’t know what…
Kaytranada is a little over a year removed from his last album, 2024’s Timeless, but has apparently been hard at work on his next one. And just as he did with his last one, he’s announced the…
Doja Cat responds to an X user who says Doja’s not a rapper. Doja Cat Rapper Debate Rages On On Aug. 9, X user playeration shared an opinion about the ongoing debate about whether Doja should be…
Lil Baby is back like he never left, and original music isn’t the only thing the rapper is putting out right now. In fact, you can hear the rapper go ham on the latest remix for ‘Drugs…
Drake‘s attorneys have finally served an elusive key witness who is accused of using botting tactics to fraudulently inflate numbers on Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” Drake’s Lawyers Serve Elusive Key Witness After previously getting permission from…
2025 is a major drop year for many artists, and Lil Baby is not shying away from dropping bodies of work. The rapper, who is ready to come out with a new album The Leak$, has revealed…
2025 is a major drop year for many artists, and Lil Baby is not shying away from dropping bodies of work. The rapper, who is ready to come out with a new album The Leak$, has revealed…