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LL Cool J is looking back on the unforgettable moment he found out Ol’ Dirty Bastard had smashed his plaques and urinated on them.On a new episode of his Rock The Bells Radio show that aired on Wednesday (July 8), LL opened up about the infamous moment for the first time in his own words. The lore has previously circulated through others that were there.”I remember one time Chris Lighty called me up. He’s like, ‘Yo, you got to come down here. You got to come to [Chung King Studios],” he recalled. “I said, ‘What’s wrong?’ He said, ‘For some…
Skip to main contentSkip to site footerLa Reezy – 2026 XXL FreshmanLa Reezy – 2026 XXL FreshmanMore From XXLSlayr – 2026 XXL FreshmanSlayr – 2026 XXL FreshmanBelly Gang Kushington – 2026 XXL FreshmanBelly Gang Kushington – 2026 XXL FreshmanChris Patrick – 2026 XXL FreshmanChris Patrick – 2026 XXL FreshmanCelebrate the 2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary With a Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and MoreCelebrate the 2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary With a Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and More2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary – Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and More2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary –…
ScHoolboy Q announces his new album, Thank Que.On Wednesday (July 9), the TDE rapper shared a photo on his Instagram Story from the studio. “New chapter,” Q wrote over the pic. Wrapping up this 12-song album called Thank Que. Been working on this for a minute. Yes I’m coming back.”Thank Que will be the follow-up to Q’s critically acclaimed Blue Lips album, which dropped in 2024. The album featured guest appearances from Freddie Gibbs, Rico Nasty, Ab-Soul, AK Chike and others, and debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart.The new album will be Q’s first LP not recorded…
Boosie BadAzz takes aim at Jaÿ-Z on a new song by saying the man claiming to be Jaÿ’s son looks just like Hov.On Tuesday (July 7), Boosie shared a music video clip for his song “Reality Check.” On the track, the Louisiana rapper calls out Jigga.“Some of them real, some ain’t sh*t/Jaÿ-Z, that child looks just like you, how could you live with that sh*t,” Boosie raps, referencing Rymir Satterthwaite, the man who has claimed for years that Jaÿ is his biological father.Satterthwaite and his late mother claimed for years that the legendary rapper is his father, even going as…
50 Cent’s longtime trolling of Diddy just reached new heights, as the G-Unit mogul’s 2025 Netflix docuseries on Puff, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, just scored three Emmy nominations. On Wednesday (July 8), the nominations for the 2026 Emmy Awards were announced, revealing the 50 Cent executive-produced effort as a contender for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program. Naturally, 50 is thrilled. “Everybody had something to say when I announced it… now the Emmys got something to say too,” he wrote with a laughing emoji on X. “3…
Norway soccer star Erling Haaland is currently crushing it in the World Cup, and it’s resulted in a decade-old music video he made as a teen go viral. Back in 2016, when he was just 16 years old, the Norwegian phenom teamed up with youth national teammates Erik Botheim and Erik Tobias Sandberg to form a rap trio called Flow Kingz. Performing under the rap name “Lyng,” Haaland appeared in the group’s one and only music video for the song “Kygo Jo,” delivering playful bars about everything from global issues and making money to even salads.The song was never intended…
J. Cole is reviving print magazines in an era that has turned increasingly digital with the release of The Fall-Off Magazine, and it features interviews with the likes of J.I.D, GloRilla, Larry June and more.On Wednesday (July 8), Cole announced the 144-page publication as an “homage to the rich tradition of Hip-Hop print journalism.” Available in a limited-print run, the mag chronicles hip-hop’s evolution through original reporting, photography and design from over 60 creatives. The cover reveals interviews with the aforementioned artists as well as Lauryn Hill and cover star Cole himself, plus “re-reviews” of some of the debut albums…
Skip to main contentSkip to site footerSlayr – 2026 XXL FreshmanSlayr – 2026 XXL FreshmanMore From XXLBelly Gang Kushington – 2026 XXL FreshmanBelly Gang Kushington – 2026 XXL FreshmanChris Patrick – 2026 XXL FreshmanChris Patrick – 2026 XXL FreshmanCelebrate the 2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary With a Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and MoreCelebrate the 2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary With a Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and More2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary – Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and More2016 XXL Freshman Class 10-Year Anniversary – Documentary, New Interviews, Throwback Videos and MoreThe 10 Best Hip-Hop…
DDG applies to Soulja Boy’s Rapper University after he wasn’t accepted into Kai Cenat’s Streamer University.On Monday (July 6), Kai Cenat returned from his nearly year-long streaming hiatus to announce the accepted members of his Streamer University 2026. The roster includes over 100 streamers, content creators and artists. Notably missing is DDG, who was a faculty member of the inaugural Streamer University last year.As a result of the snub, the rapper-streamer applied to Soulja Boy’s Rapper University on livestream. He also seemingly shared his disappointment on X, typing, “Stream tmmw, im finna drink my pain away.”This comes as a moment…
Jermaine Dupri is suing Sony Music for $18 million over unpaid royalties dating back to the early 1990s.On Tuesday (July 7), the So So Def head honcho filed suit against the label for breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of fair dealing, according to court documents obtained by XXL on Wednesday (July 8). The suit claims that JD and So So Def entered into a contract with Sony in 1992 and several more agreements since then.”So So Def had a 32-year contractual and business relationship with [Sony],” the filing reads. “As it turns out, many of [Sony]’s dealings…