Last year, DeJ Loaf teamed up with Young Thug for the stellar "Blood." The song was a tour de force, especially for Thug. The Atlantan spent his verse in Animaniac panic, catering beef and ...

The XXL Freshman list has undoubtedly waned in popularity over the years, but nonetheless, it can’t hurt for an up-and-coming artist to be named as a next-generation superstar. Although the year is ...

XXL unveiled the highly anticipated 2015 Freshman Class of rising rappers on the cover of their Summer 2015 issue today. The eighth annual class features nine MCs selected by XXL's staff: Fetty Wap, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cyphers are about presence, attitude and that undeniable spark that makes the audience pay attention. For many of these ...

Earlier this year, 2015 XXL Freshman OG Maco dropped 15, an 11-track EP that helped cement him as a dynamic, versatile voice in hip-hop. Since "U Guessed It" introduced him to national ...