Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of California rappers have been named to this year’s XXL Freshman Class. The hip-hop and rap-oriented outlet has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new generation of hip-hop stars has been crowned. "Seventeen years of celebrating new talent have led to the 11 artists that ...

Rising rhymer Maiya The Don is focused on the art of rapping and making an impact with her bars. The 22-year-old Brooklyn native creates songs for the girls, the "self-made brats" and "first-born ...

The Decatur, Georgia, artist is as creative as they come. Her big commercial moment of the year was the feature on JID’s “Surround Sound” with 21 Savage. A strong argument can be made that the New ...

Over the last 17 years, XXL has proudly and confidently worked to predict the next rap stars to take over hip-hop. New artists burst onto the scene daily with the makings of the next J. Cole, Kendrick ...

For 100 days straight, Tallahassee rapper Wizz Havinn has been in the studio working on new music and opening up about his life and journey to success. Havinn is indeed having a solid year so far, ...

XXL announced its 2024 Freshman class today including standouts like Hunxho, Lay Bankz, Maiya The Don, That Mexican OT, and more. They’re all future stars in the making, but here are 10 more rappers ...

ScarLip is a rising star in the world of hip-hop. She hails from the Bronx and specializes in talking mess with her raw verve and brutal lyricism. She's worked with Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, and was just ...

That Mexican OT, the Bay City rapper who scored a hit with "Johnny Dang," has been named one of XXL mag's 2024 Freshman Class. The list, released Monday, featured 11 artists that were whittled down ...

With the individual freestyles from this year’s XXL Freshman class in the books, the crew unveils the first of the cyphers today. The leadoff group features Kevin Gates, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, ...