Worldwide SteppersLil Uzi Vert, Denzel Curry, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Lil Yachty, G Herbo, Dave East, Anderson .Paak, Desiigner and Lil Dicky united as one for the 2016 XXL Freshman Continue Reading
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Nardo Wick is the new kid on the block. Short on words, the 20-year-old Jacksonville, Fla. native lets his monotone and matter-of-fact delivery of visceral street raps do most of Continue Reading
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Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also Continue Reading
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Last month, Santigold shared her first new single since 2018’s I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions: “High Priestess.” Now, the art-pop visionary has announced a new album, Spirituals, out Continue Reading
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Ah, Coachella. The one time of year influencers are thrust into the wild open desert and unashamedly mouth the wrong words to the headliner’s music. Coachella is like the Met Continue Reading
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No hindsight music unit displayed. Check back on this artist's individual launch date to see their interview, freestyle, ABCs and cypher. See Every Artist in the 2022 XXL Freshman Class Which rapper Continue Reading
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No hindsight music unit displayed. Check back on this artist's individual launch date to see their interview, freestyle, ABCs and cypher. See Every Artist in the 2022 XXL Freshman Class Which rapper Continue Reading
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Last month the mercurial emo Band To Watch alums awakebutstillinbed and for your health announced a split EP called hymns for the scorned. This was exciting in theory and even Continue Reading
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The folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman, formed through gatherings of Justin Vernon and the Dessner brothers’ 37d03d collective, had quite the come-up these last few years, including two Grammy nominations Continue Reading
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PHONY, the not-so-new-anymore project of former Donovan Wolfington leader Neil Berthier, has announced a new album, AT SOME POINT YOU STOP, the follow-up to 2020’s Knock Yourself Out. It includes Continue Reading
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Nearly one year after releasing their 20th studio album Dark In Here, the famously prolific Mountain Goats are back with a follow-up project, Bleed Out, arriving August 19 via Merge. Continue Reading
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It’s been five years since the last Phoenix album, 2017’s Ti Amo, and we haven’t heard much from the band since then, save for “Identical,” the one-off song that they Continue Reading
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of Montreal self-released a sprawling album, I Feel Safe With You, Trash, last year, but Kevin Barnes’ last one with Polyvinyl Records was 2020’s UR FUN. Today, he’s announcing a Continue Reading
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The Virginia band Turnover got their start over a decade ago making fired-up pop-punk, but with each successive album their sound has gotten dreamier and smoother. Their last full-length album Continue Reading
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Back in 2018, the UK punk trio Big Joanie released their promising debut full-length, Sistahs, and they followed that up a couple years later with a great cover of Solange’s Continue Reading
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The New York rapper Your Old Droog works a lot. In the first few months of 2022, Droog released two full-length projects: Tha Wolf On Wall St 2: The American Continue Reading
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Earlier this year, the great Buffalo rapper Conway The Machine, one third of the core trio behind Griselda Records, released his excellent album God Don’t Make Mistakes. Conway got intense Continue Reading
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It’s finally here! Back at the end of March, Sky Ferreira began teasing a new single called “Don’t Forget.” She and producer Jorge Elbrecht posted about it on socials with Continue Reading
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Define MeInterview: Kemet HighEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. When it comes to the rap game, Saucy Santana, 28, has Continue Reading
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Last month, Richmond hardcore crew Candy announced a new album, Heaven Is Here — their first for Relapse Records — and shared its lead single, the furious ripper “Human Condition Continue Reading
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