July 2023 New Project Releases
Summer heaters cometh.
Chino XL
NBA YoungBoy, Robb Banks, Lucki and More - New Hip-Hop Projects
A heat wave of new releases.
22 Things Rappers Are Crazier Than
Eminem, Big Sean, Future, Tyga and more get in on the lyrical synergy.
20 Rappers Showing Love to 'Seinfeld' in Their Lyrics
XXL highlights 20 rappers and songs that reference the classic comedy behemoth 'Seinfeld.'
33 Hip-Hop Songs That Name Drop Jimmy Iovine
Previously: Jimmy Iovine Leaves Interscope Records After 25 Years
Dr. Dre And Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Electronics To Apple Sale Is Confirmed
Apple Is Closing A Deal To Buy Beats Electronics For $3.2 Billion Dollars
Dr. Dre, Eminem And Jimmy Iovine, “Three Kings” (Originally Published April/May 2014)
63 Hip-Hop Songs About Rappers Making Billions
Today In Hip-Hop: Chino XL Releases Debut Album
On this day, April 9, in hip-hop history...
1996: Bronx rapper Chino XL released his debut album Here to Save You All. Signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings, Chino was discovered at the age of 16 after forming the Art of Origin with DJ Kerri "Kaoz" Chandler. Her...
21 New Jersey Anthems – Hip-Hop’s Forgotten State Gets Its Props
Don't sleep on New Jersey's hip-hop history.
Strange Music Box: XXL’s Ultimate “Tech N9ne Collabos” Playlist
With the Kansas City native dropping another collabo album, we look back on some of his best...
Who’s The Asshole Now?
Joe Budden, Glasses Malone and Joell Ortiz discuss the concept of "prejudgment".
Fiend for My Fiend…
If you don't know who it is, it's Coolio