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The best of the best.

Simply the best.

New chune for your head top.

Raps on raps.

New heat.

XXL champions the best hip-hop projects that were released this year so far.

XXL champions the best hip-hop projects that were released this year so far.

Asher Roth, CyHi, Kid Ink, Charles Hamilton, Jack Harlow, Kamaiyah, Blxst, Cordae, Lil Pump and many more take a trip down memory lane to share their experience of being a XXL Freshman.

All 15 XXL Freshman classes have put some serious numbers on the board.

Subjective as it may be, some of the worst hip-hop acronyms exist over the years.

The jams you need to hear.

New beats and rhymes for the weekend.

Starting the new year right.

Welcome to 2022.

A year full of rising rap newcomers and seasoned vets that delivered a solid soundtrack over the last 12 months.

Nothing but bars on these solid guest verses this year.

Buy XXL magazine's summer issue featuring the 2021 XXL Freshman Class online.

Plenty of new music for your playlists.

New jams.

All the new projects to add to your playlists.

George Floyd and his loved ones receive justice.

Lyrics that are easy to remember and hard to forget.

Before they were famous.

Which album are you waiting for?

That new new.

Lil Yachty, Calboy and more react to the shooting and death of King Von.

Rappers join the End Sars movement.

From XXXTentacion to Eminem and more, check out these storytelling rap songs that don't have a happy ending.