Over the last 17 years, XXL has proudly and confidently worked to predict the next rap stars to take over hip-hop. New artists burst onto the scene daily with the makings of the next J. Cole, Kendrick ...

Before the official release of his “WYFL” freestyle started making noise, Cory Gunz reminded the culture exactly where his foundation comes from, stepping into the 1Train Cypher alongside Styles P and ...

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The comedian's Chocolate Droppa alter ego is back. By Michael Saponara Kevin Hart revived his Chocolate Droppa rap alter ego to make a surprise appearance as part of Kai Cenat’s AMP 2024 Freshman ...

There are a few essentials that make a cypher complete. Nas informed the masses it was suede Timbs on his 1994 hit "The World Is Yours." Ab-Soul and Sauce Walka took a page from the Queens rapper's ...

This can be said about a lot of things, but this might be the worst thing ever made and released in the history of the internet. On Monday, Clemson’s athletic department decided to tune in with the ...

It might be 95 degrees on this sultry summer evening in East Point, but here in the CreateATL outdoor space, much of the heat the crowd is feeling comes from the rapid-fire lyrical craftsmanship that ...

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