A new generation of hip-hop stars has been crowned. XXL magazine released its annual freshman class list on Monday, highlighting 11 promising rappers who are poised to make their mark on hip-hop.

On this day, March 21st, in hip-hop history... 1966: DJ Premier celebrates his 47th birthday today. Born in Houston, TX, Premier is widely considered one of hip-hop's best and most prolific producers ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL ...

A pair of California rappers have been named to this year’s XXL Freshman Class. The hip-hop and rap-oriented outlet has been publishing their Freshman Class list – which honors 10 to 12 up-and-coming ...

Two of the best lyrical rappers in Hip-Hop, JID and Joey Bada$$ bless the 2025 XXL fall cover. Joey representing for New York and JID repping ATL. Although the MCs are from two different regions, they ...

XXL is bringing back the XXL Awards for 2022 but this time around they’ll be getting some heavyweight help in choosing the winners of the virtual trophies that many-a-rapper will no doubt be hoping to ...

Despite speculation that hip-hop may be in decline, several rappers have had remarkable years, with chart-topping singles and ...

Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre. The American hip-hop magazine published its annual list on Wednesday spotlighting 12 artists: ...

Jacksonville native and Tyler Legacy graduate Christopher Simms, known on stage as Cico P, is currently competing for the 10th spot in XXL Magazine's 2022 Freshman contest. A Jacksonville native and ...

Today In Hip-Hop: Jay-Z Releases “The Blueprint 2.1″ On this day, April 8, in hip-hop history... 2003: Jay-Z releases The Blueprint 2.1, a supplemental album created of remixes, b-sides and songs ...