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Fetty Wap is back! Three years after releasing his last album, King Zoo, in 2003, the New Jersey rapper returns…
Jaÿ-Z doesn’t know if rap battles should be part of hip-hop anymore after seeing the fallout from the epic squabble…
Hailing from the Bronx, now repping Lancaster, PA, Treee & Liquorr, the dynamic duo of Kris Blaze and Jay.Alexx, are…
Sauce Walka considers himself to be Houston’s rap superhero. After surviving an attempt on his life last February, the rapper just…
For over two decades, the Recording Academy has honored the genre of hip-hop with its own music categories, including Best…
Although the Grammy Awards came out in 1959, the Recording Academy didn’t debut the Best Rap Performance award until 1989,…
Kendrick Lamar’s GNX wins Best Rap Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The Compton, Calif. MC was in attendance at the…
The Origins of East Coast Street Rap In the mid-1990s, New York street rap captured the raw energy of East…
Show & Prove: HanumankindWords: C. Vernon Coleman IIEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now…
Newark battle rapper Tsu Surf is scheduled for release from federal prison on February 16, 2026, following his 2023 RICO…