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Salute U NFL superstar Marshawn Lynch might not like talking football, but he loves to talk about hip-hop. Interview Vanessa Satten Portraits Atiba Jefferson Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine. I...

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E-40’s been the face of the Bay Area since jumping onto the scene in the early 1990s, and Mr. Flamboyant has kept a steady hustle in releasing a number of solo projects for the shelves ever since. There’s no question that 40 Water has a strong work ethic, even setting his sights on three more albums set for next year to add to his deep catalog, even after more than 20 years in the game. After h...

“He might not know this right now but, all that game he spittin, 2 Chainz, he’s raising a whole generation too,” Short says...

Weird, wired and workaholic—five years since hyphy failed to live up to its hype, Bay Area rap is thriving...

See why Lil B will be releasing his new mixtape, Illusions of Grandeur, exclusively on XXLMag.com tomorrow, March 11...

Original Bay Area hot girl Suga-T looks to sizzle again.

Yukmouth explains why Suge Knight was wrongfully accused in his robbery...

40 Water keeps it gangsta and spits real talk on the game...

40 Water's double-disc gets a double XL...?

Yuk gives first interview since allegedly getting robbed by Suge Knight...

Knight is wanted by police for allegedly beating and robbing Bay Area rapper Yukmouth...