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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
Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Sneakers Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Chicago” Gets First Look Ahead Of Big 2025 Release The Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Chicago” gets a faithful retro treatment in 2025, here’s a first look at the true-to-original release. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Music Pleasure P Claims To Have Written Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" But Has Received No Type Of Credit The former Pretty Ricky singer/songwriter is calling out everyone who had a hand in the song. By Zachary Horvath December 28, 2024
Music Videos Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Deliver Crisp Visual For "Alfredo 2" Lead Single "1995" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist are roughly a day and a half away from delivering "Alfredo 2," which will feature some stars. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Basketball Ice Cube Reveals What He Thinks Will Happen To A Fan That Throws A Sex Toy On The BIG3 Court Ice Cube’s BIG 3 Basketball league has earned the rap star an induction into the coveted Basketball Hall of Fame. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Asks Why Top5 Hasn't Gotten Revenge Yet After London Stabbing Kanye West has seemingly been waiting for Top5 to get his revenge on the people who stabbed him, and Top5 claims he has been looking for them. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Relationships DC Young Fly Says God Has Granted Him "The Strength To Keep Going" Young Fly is leaning on his faith. By Ben Mock June 29, 2023
Original Content Top Boy Soundtrack: A Who's Who Get familiar with the artists included in the "Top Boy" soundtrack. By Aron A. September 17, 2019
Music Deb Antney Recalls 50 Cent's Advice About Bad Business In Music Industry Deb Antney praises 50 Cent for dropping gems on her. By Aron A. December 23, 2022
Politics Mia Khalifa Let Go From Playboy After Voicing Support For Palestine Playboy took a hard stance on the matter. By Alexander Cole October 10, 2023
Music Paul Rosenberg Says Eminem's "8 Mile" Isn't Getting A Sequel Paul Rosenberg says no "8 Mile" sequel is happening. By Cole Blake October 08, 2023