Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Decades before he landed an awards show performance, picking up a mic wasn’t necessarily in the ...

Over the last year or so EST Gee and 42 Dugg have grown to be two of rap’s newest and most promising names. Gee’s Bigger Than Life Or Death and Dugg’s Free Dem Boyz projects, which both arrived last ...

You can't ignore your calling: When it's your time, its your time. During a stretch in solitary confinement while imprisoned, a then 20-year-old 42 Dugg decided to start writing rap songs to kill time ...

The problem with rap duos is that many of them aren’t really duos at all. Sometimes two rappers with similar sounds and themes get together to make a collaborative album, such as Lil Durk and Lil Baby ...

Music 42 Dugg is Rap’s No. 1 “Sh*t Talker” We talked to 42 Dugg about his new album, '4eva Us Neva Them,' his thoughts on the YSL RICO case, why he was initially shy when working with J. Cole, and ...

As an aging fan of rap music, it's a matter of some comfort that 2 Chainz will always be older than me. 2 Chainz, currently 44 years old, does not rap like an older man, and he's continuing to crank ...

Detroit’s hip-hop scene is a revolving door, every couple of weeks a different rapper appears and gets their moment in the spotlight. Recently, Memphis’ Yo Gotti brought his bag to the city, signing ...