Beat Butcha on Working With Dreamville
Producer Beat Butcha speaks on working with Dreamville, Chance The Rapper, Benny The Butcher and more in an exclusive XXL interview.
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Here Are 20 Times Rappers Were Humbled in Public
In the voice of Cam’ron, rappers get humbled every day, B.
Here Are 13 SoundCloud-Era Hip-Hop Projects With No Skips
Chance The Rapper, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Juice Wrld and more have SoundCloud-era hip-hop projects with no skips.
Here’s a Calculated Look at 15 Years of XXL Freshman By The Numbers
All 15 XXL Freshman classes have put some serious numbers on the board.
Chance The Rapper Hilariously Gets Mistaken for Quavo – Watch
Does Chano look like Quavo?
Hip-Hop Reacts to the Death of Young Dolph
Dolph will be sorely missed.
These Unreleased Verses From Your Favorite Hip-Hop Songs May Surprise You
Another verse bites the dust.
Chance The Rapper Reveals Kanye West Didn’t Want Him to Rap Certain Lyrics on ‘Ultralight Beam’
Chance manifested his Grammy wins on "Ultralight Beam."
These Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs From the 2016 XXL Freshman Class
These Freshmen have come a long way.
Super Unique Hip-Hop Merch From Travis Scott, Eminem and More That You Can Buy Right Now
Including Travis Scott's McNugget body pillow, Young M.A's sex toy starter kit, plus more.
Here Are the Top Hip-Hop Songs From the Year You Graduated High School
50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Fetty Wap, Timbaland, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar and more.
Here Are the Best Tiny Desk Hip-Hop Performances Ranked
A ranking of the best Tiny Desk performances.
Great Rapper Parenting Moments That Will Make You Smile
These great rapper parenting moments include Cardi B, Young Thug, Lil' Kim, Rick Ross and more.
104 Hip-Hop Albums Turning Five in 2021
2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Remixes of the Last Five Years
Making a good thing better.
These Tone-Deaf Hip-Hop Moments Prove Rappers Can Get Hit With Serious Backlash
Rappers get caught up in tone-deaf moments often.
These Are the Extreme Ways Fans Pay Tribute to Rappers by Getting Tattoos of Their Faces
It's extreme, but some fans really love their favorite rapper.
A Look Back at Hip-Hop’s Role in This Presidential Election – No More Politics as Usual
Hip-hop played a major role in the 2020 presidential election. As Joe Biden takes office as President, XXL looks back at the wild ride to get here.
Here’s Every Rapper Eminem Name-Drops on Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe Edition)
XXL takes a look at every rapper that Eminem name-drops on his new Music to Be Murdered By - Side B (Deluxe Edition) album.
Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow, Kamaiyah and More: New Projects This Week
Plenty of new projects from Kid Cudi, Kamaiyah, Jack Harlow and more.
Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020
From trap ballads to inimitable bangers, Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020.
Chance The Rapper Being Sued by Former Manager for $3 Million
The rapper's former manager Pat Corcoran wants big bucks.