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 ...

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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 ...

TRUTH ON BEING AN XXL FRESHMAN: [When I found out I won the XXL Freshman 10th Spot] I felt ecstatic. Because this is an accomplishment that everybody wants, but everybody don’t get. It solidifies you ...

Two of the best lyrical rappers in Hip-Hop, JID and Joey Bada$$ bless the 2025 XXL fall cover. Joey representing for New York and JID repping ATL. Although the MCs are from two different regions, they ...