Playboi Carti

These Are Your Favorite Rappers’ Secret Weapons to Success

Every artist has a secret weapon they use in a way no one else can.

Here Are Rappers You Didn’t Realize Were Related

Rappers that you might not realize are related.

These Are the SoundCloud-Era Rappers Ranked on Current Impact

XXL compiles a list of SoundCloud-era rappers, from XXXTentacion and Juice Wrld to Lil Uzi Vert and more, to determine their rankings based on current impact.

Kemet High

SoundCloud-Era Rappers Ranked on Current Impact

XXL compiles a list of SoundCloud-era rappers, from XXXTentacion and Juice Wrld to Lil Uzi Vert and more, to determine their rankings based on current impact.

Kemet High

Here’s How Playboi Carti’s Look Has Evolved Over the Years

Mystic styles.

C. Vernon Coleman II

Here Are Hip-Hop Songs Dedicated to Fallen Rappers

An all-star salute to hip-hop's fallen soldiers.

XXL Staff

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.

Kemet High

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.

Joey Ech

Here Are 10 Controversial Hip-Hop Shirts That Caused Backlash

Well, that's one way to get noticed.

Robby Seabrook III

Playboi Carti Throws Guitarist Across Stage During Live Performance – Watch

A wild scene.

C. Vernon Coleman II

Playboi Carti Fans Rush Stage and Break Barricade, Show Shutdown After Two Songs – Watch

Fans gone wild.

Trent Fitzgerald

Iggy Azalea Says Playboi Carti Speaks to Her So Badly That She’s Stopped All Direct Contact With Him

Iggy Azalea has had it with Playboi Carti.

Aleia Woods

Playboi Carti Interview – How One of Hip-Hop’s Most Elusive Artists Stays Making Waves

Playboi Carti gives an exclusive interview to XXL for the Spring 2022 issue of the magazine.

Vanessa Satten

YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Playboi Carti Fans Clash After YoungBoy Song With High-Pitched Vocals Leaks

Two of hip-hop's most rabid fanbases face off.

Trent Fitzgerald

Kanye West Apparently Wants to Tour With Playboi Carti

Kanye and Carti hitting the road?

Aleia Woods

Hip-Hop Slang Dictionary for All the References You Need

A guide for the uninformed.

XXL Staff

Here Are Hip-Hop Albums That People Hated When They First Came Out and Over Time Became Beloved

Some albums grow on you.

Robby Seabrook III

C. Vernon Coleman II

XXL Awards 2022 – The People’s Champ Award Nominees

The People's Champ has closed. Votes from the launch on Monday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. EST to Friday, Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST will be tallied. The winner will be revealed on Monday, Jan. 24.

XXL Staff

Playboi Carti Is Releasing His Own Action Figures

Would you cop a Playboi Carti action figure?

Aleia Woods

These Unreleased Verses From Your Favorite Hip-Hop Songs May Surprise You

Another verse bites the dust.

Kemet High

Here Are the Most Unique Flows From Rappers Over the Last Five Years

Nobody does it like them.

Robby Seabrook III

Every Artist and Producer Kanye West Worked With on Donda Album

Donda is clearly a true labor of love.