The publication tackled the murder of D12 member Proof in its July 2006 edition, which included an interview with the late rapper. Wiz Khalifa put family first in the October/November 2012 XXL ...

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*Born to win. It’s a state of mind French Montana embraces at every turn, especially moving into his sophomore album, MC4. The Moroccan-born, Bronx-bred rapper is focused on rising to the top, which ...

Back in September, hip-hop publication XXL announced that after 17 years they would no longer release print editions of the their magazine. Like many other magazines, it was reported that they had ...

Kendrick Lamar has never been one to shy away from discussing the ills of fame, fortune and the music industry at large. Recently, he took his sermon to the pages of XXL in an earnest and revealing ...

Lil Kim is undoubtedly Hip Hop royalty, so of course XXL tapped the Queen to cover their issue celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop. “Honoring the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, @lilkimthequeenbee discusses ...

It has been announced before, but here is the final version of XXL‘s cover featuring Shady Record’s latest signees Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf. Here are some excerpts of the extensive cover story ...