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Em's creative and commercial apexes.

"You're using way too many napkins!"

Summer is coming.

No lie.

Rest in power, John Singleton.

The passion of Kanye.

Sada Baby speaks.

Hoodrich Pablo Juan is too blessed to stress.

The marathon continues.

Young and gettin' it.

Rap's biggest battles.

The viral barber has depicted J. Cole, Nipsey Hussle, Trippie Redd and others via haircut portraits.

Keeping it in the family.

Welcome to rap camp.

Roy Woods, DRAM, Token and other share their starstruck stories.

Nipsey Hussle was a self-made success story.

April Fools!

Watch the throne.

J. Cole speaks on Dreamville's friendly competition with TDE and being a big bro in hip-hop in his Spring 2019 cover story interview.

Omen recalls meeting J. Cole on a Canibus message board more than a decade ago in XXL's Spring 2019 Dreamville cover story.

J.I.D speaks on spitting his XXL 2018 Freshman freestyles while "off the zoinkys" in XXL's Spring 2019 Dreamville cover story.

Showtime!

Making plays in The Bay.

His name lives on.

Cardi B, Drake and Childish Gambino owned the night.

Fashion brands are accepting rappers now more than ever.

Free 21.

Joey Trap pulls up.

All gold everything.

T.I., Dreezy, Joey Bada$$ and others chime in.