On Monday (March 1) XXLMag.com unveiled XXL’s new Freshman Class, as well as the cover for the April issue. Today, we offer you the details ...

Photography by Travis Shinn Gov’t Name: Santiago Leyva Age: 21 Reppin’: Fresno, California Notable Releases: Mixtapes: One Shot One Kill, 2008, and The Antidote, 2009; Independent album: Boy Meets ...

Relax and take notes ’cause class is in session. After months of speculation over which rappers made XXL’s third annual Freshmen Class cover, the list ...

I can’t speak for all of my colleagues, but, in my eyes, working in the media side of the hip-hop game requires a nice bit ...

FASHAWN Boy Meets World (One Records) At a time when the game is dominated by 30-something rappers, we sometimes forget that hip-hop is the music of the youth. Twenty-year-old ...

Name: J. Cole Hometown: Fayetville, NC J. Cole "Dead Presidents" Freestyle J. Cole "Simba" Name: F.L.Y (Fast Life Yungstaz) Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA F.L.Y "Swag ...