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Funny Marco Names His Favorite Hip-Hop Albums of 2023
Social media comedian Funny Marco names his favorite hip-hop albums of 2023 in an exclusive interview with XXL.
Killer Mike Tells It Like It Is - 'Michael Is Album of the Year'
Killer Mike speaks to XXL in an exclusive interview about his Michael album being album of the year, his work in the community and new artists he likes.
DD Osama Is Out to Prove That Drill Rappers Can Do Everything
DD Osama discusses how he got into rap, growing up with his late brother Notti, evolving as a drill rapper and more in a interview with XXL magazine.
ScarLip Interview - 'This Is New York,' Scars & Stripes Project
ScarLip speaks to XXL in an exclusive magazine interview about the success of her song "This Is New York," Swizz Beatz's support and more.
10 Years of Quality Control Music With Lil Yachty, Migos and More
Quality Control Music cofounders Pierre “P” Thomas and Kevin “Coach K” Lee speak on the major success of their label in an exclusive interview with XXL.
BigXThaPlug Interview - Rap Career, Trapping, 'Mmhmm’ and More
Show & Prove: BigXThaPlug
Words: Peter A. Berry
Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.
The beginning of BigXThaPlug’s rap career included a humble exercise in multitasking. Months removed from writing his fi...
Sexyy Red Inteview - Shocked by Success But She's Spectacular
Sexyy Red opens up about her rise in hip-hop and how she got here in this exclusive XXL magazine interview.
Latto, Flo Milli and More Keep It Real About Women in Hip-Hop
Watch Latto, Flo Milli, Monaleo, Maiya The Don and Mello Buckzz unite for the XXL Cypher Lab interview, presented by the Starz Original Series Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
Young Thug's Trial Focuses on Lyrics - How Is Hip-Hop Affected?
XXL takes an in-depth look into the U.S. court system's battle on rap lyrics being used against rhymers.
Go Behind the Scenes of Creating a Cypher With Latto and More
Watch behind the scenes of XXL Cypher Lab, presented by the Starz Original Series Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
Watch All-Women Cypher With Latto, Flo Milli, Monaleo and More
Watch Latto, Flo Milli, Monaleo, Maiya The Don and Mello Buckzz put their skills to the test in XXL Cypher Lab, presented by the Starz Original Series Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
Watch Monaleo Rap in an All-Women Cypher, Read Her Interview
Monaleo raps in an all-female cypher and gets candid about pregnancy, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B collaborating and more in her XXL magazine interview.