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Original Content Kid Cudi's Albums, Ranked Retracing the full-length highs and lows of Scott Mescudi’s collection. By Luke Hinz July 02, 2019
Sneakers Top 10 Best Christmas-Themed Sneakers Of All Time It's the most wonderful time of the year. By Alexander Cole December 21, 2019
Original Content Rise & Grind: ShooterGang Kony Speaks On How He's Rejuvenating West Coast Gangster Rap ShooterGang Kony speaks on how he's revitalizing West Coast gangster rap, his upcoming album "Starshooter," and how he plans to take over the world. By Alex Zidel September 06, 2021
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About Zacari How Zacari infiltrated TDE's inner sanctum and ended up on Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." By Danny Schwartz April 21, 2017
Original Content 20 Vintage Photos Of Rap Legends Together We scour the internet for 20 dope throwback photos of some of the most legendary rappers-- together. By Rose Lilah October 26, 2013
Original Content The 10 Best Drake Loosies Not On "Care Package" Drake bundled some of his best-loved b-sides into a "Care Package" for fans, but here are some that he missed. By Patrick Lyons August 08, 2019
Original Content Top 10 Wheezy Beats Of 2018 We ranked Wheezy's ten best beats from the past year. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 17, 2018
Relationships Jerrika Karlae Decided To Rap And It's Working: "U Ain't Slime Enough" Rapper Talks Music, Relationships & More INTERVIEW: Jerrika Karlae is ready for her rap-game close-up. By Rose Lilah September 24, 2018
Original Content 13 Overlooked Young Thug Features From 2017 That You Need In Your Life Here are 10 Young Thug features you may have missed from 2017. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 28, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: 50 Cent & Nicki Minaj Are Finally Back 50 Cent scores his first #1 in years with the PNB Rock-assisted "Crazy." By Patrick Lyons April 16, 2018
Original Content The Biggest Star From Each XXL Freshman Class Following the reveal of the 2016 Freshman Class, we take a look back at the most successful artists from XXL's 8 previous covers. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Alchemist Productions Celebrating the genius of Alan the Chemist. By Danny Schwartz February 26, 2017