Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick release their 2nd single ‘Call The Cops’ off their new Serial Killers album that will be dropping 2026.
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From Hip-Hop’s Bible to a Brand Lost in the Algorithm There was a time when XXL mattered more than your Spotify algorithm. Before rap blogs, before TikTok A&Rs, before everyone had a…
Interview by: William Stolk There aren’t many artists who can move between worlds with the ease of Dillon Cooper. Brooklyn-raised, action-sports-bred, and musically rooted in everything from boom-bap to jazz guitar, Cooper…
Photo Courtesy of Billboard Japan Written by, Eric B. Thornton Thirty-three members. Let that number sink in. In a pop landscape where even a dozen performers feels like an army, the idea…
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Papoose speaks in a new interview for XXL’s Talk It Up series, powered by DistroKid, about his new song, “Counting Green,” new album on the way, working on music with his girlfriend…
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A look at RZA’s journey from his early influences to the five year plan that brought Wu-Tang together and set up one of the strongest production runs in hip hop.