Keep It MovingFredo Bang is cruising through 2025 with no excuses.Interview: Joey EchevarriaEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. None of life’s setbacks are going to stop Fredo Bang from getting where he’s going. Using his turbulent upbringing and past label […]
Lorde recently admitted that following the reception of her Melodrama tour, she was nervous to book big venues for The Ultrasound World Tour. But, she did, and the trek kicked off in Austin, Texas last night (September 17). Per setlist.fm, the setlist pulled primarily from her new album Virgin, naturally, while also drawing considerably from […]
Rap is in Ghostface Killah‘s DNA. As a legendary member of the iconic rap group Wu-Tang Clan, he continues to keep his fingerprints on hip-hop. Fresh off the release of his latest album, Supreme Clientele 2, the Staten Island, N.Y. MC discusses the project, never retiring, the Drake and Kendrick Lamar lawsuit and his upcoming video game in a […]
One of hip-hop’s most prolific hitmakers has passed; Omen, who produced for Beyoncé, Drake, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, and many more, has died at age 49. According to NBC News, Omen — whose real name was Sidney Brown, was found dead in his New York City apartment by his family after missing a DJ gig on […]
Cardi B’s new album, Am I The Drama?, is finally arriving after years of delays this Friday, September 19. While she has yet to reveal the tracklist — which will include her previously released singles, “WAP” and “Up,” and newly released “Imaginary Playerz” — she has shared the featured artists that will appear on it. […]
You know who we haven’t heard from much in the past couple of years? Thundercat. The experimental musician has popped up occasionally to offer support to some of his fellow genre-benders like Channel Tres and NxWorries last year, but aside from those songs, ‘Cat’s been relatively quiet lately. Today, though, he makes a triumphant return […]
It’s been a fairly big year for Playboi Carti’s Opium collective, as the label saw new releases from all of its principal members but one. In April, Ken Carson released More Chaos, which wound up becoming his first Billboard No.1. Last month, Homixide Gang dropped Homixide Lifestyle 2, and of course, in between, Carti put […]
Only Murders In The Building didn’t win either of the two Emmys for which it was nominated this past weekend, but Selena Gomez still had a great time, especially after the ceremony. After the Emmys, Gomez shared a photo gallery on Instagram, capturing the post, “Grateful for all these people forever and always. Came home […]
Sometimes, you gotta post a song because of who is featured on it, and this is one of those cases. Sure, Cash Cobain is the pioneer of the “slizzy” sound, “sexy drill,” and one of New York’s most celebrated up-and-coming artists. But I’m posting this one for BunnaB, whose name has started cropping up in […]
If you were asked to put together two of the coolest rappers currently making music today for a collaboration, you’d be hard-pressed to come up with a combo that fits the bill better than Luh Tyler and Larry June. The cross-coastal dynamic duo teamed up for their new single, “Young Player,” and it’s an immaculate […]