Bars

Music KXNG Crooked Reflects On "Barring" His Way Onto XXL Freshman Cover KXNG Crooked recently took it back to 2007, the year he "bar'd his way" onto the first ever XXL Freshman Cover. By Mitch Findlay August 31, 2020 1.8K Views
Bars Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Shooting In New Freestyle Megan Thee Stallion addresses how she bounced back after her shooting in a new freestyle. By Alex Zidel August 31, 2020 3.0K Views
Music Fivio Foreign Brings Intensity To XXL Freshman Freestyle Fivio Foreign brings plenty of character and Brooklyn Drill intensity to his XXL Freshman Freestyle. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2020 3.0K Views
Music Lil Tjay Earns His Stripes With XXL Freshman Freestyle New York rapper Lil Tjay submits his freestyle for the XXL Freshman Class of 2020. By Alex Zidel August 26, 2020 3.3K Views
Music Rod Wave Reveals What Job He Wanted As A Kid In His XXL Freshman Freestyle Rod Wave opens up in his new freestyle for the 2020 XXL Freshman Class. By Alex Zidel August 25, 2020 3.5K Views
Relationships Big Sean Reveals Jhené Aiko Suffered Miscarriage In New Song Big Sean revealed that he and Jhené Aiko suffered a miscarriage on his new single "Deep Reverence." By Alex Zidel August 25, 2020 21.1K Views
Music The Weeknd Explains Dark Meaning Of "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd explains that his hit single "Blinding Lights" is actually about drunk driving and being blinded by the traffic lights, clarifying that he does not promote driving under the influence. By Alex Zidel August 25, 2020 24.8K Views
Original Content Dave East Reflects On "Karma 3," His Favorite Lyricists, & Signing With Nas Following the release of Dave East's "Karma 3," we caught up with the lyricist to talk about the project, his writing process, and the albums that inspired him. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2020 6.9K Views
Music Jack Harlow Goes Off In New XXL Freshman Freestyle Jack Harlow speaks on Black Lives Matter, protests, looting, and his own life trajectory in his XXL Freshman Freestyle. By Alex Zidel August 24, 2020 15.2K Views
Bars Westside Gunn Declares His Lyrics To Be GOAT Tier On a bar-for-bar basis, maybe it's time to start putting respect on Westside Gunn's name. By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2020 4.6K Views
Music Baby Keem Speaks On Family & More In His XXL Freshman Freestyle Baby Keem, one of the most underrated rappers among this year's XXL Freshman Class, releases his freestyle. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2020 2.1K Views
Music Method Man & Math Hoffa's Bar-Heavy Battle Has Arrived The legendary Method Man makes his battle rap debut in a bar-heavy head-to-head against the formidable Math Hoffa. By Mitch Findlay August 19, 2020 21.8K Views