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🎉 THE FRESHMAN CLASS IS HERE 🎉
⭐ Born Ready ⭐
Twelve artists. One cover. The next era of hip-hop starts now.🔥
Meet the 2026 XXL Freshman Class. ⬇️
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Lil Woody says Gucci Mane “won” while reacting to the alleged Pooh Shiesty robbery footage that has been making rounds online.
"Aye Gucci Mane, you ain't did nun wrong, my ni**a. You won... Y'all ni**a want to be gangsta so bad. That video just pissed me the f**k off."
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Drake reacts to Kawhi Leonard returning to the Toronto Raptors 👀
“So is it kawhiYZ szn again”
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New video shows a man believed to be Gucci Mane being held at gunpoint and telling Pooh Shiesty he's dropped from 1017.
The new footage began making its rounds on Wednesday (July 1). The video shows a man believed to be Guwop, whose face is censored, standing between Pooh Shiesty and a man with a gun.
"Let them know you dropping me, bruh," Pooh says in the footage.
"I drop you," the man who appears to be Gucci Mane replies. "Pooh Shiesty dropped from 1017."
The footage, which prosecutors say was recorded on Big30's phone, matches photos that the feds released last week from the incident. Investigators say Pooh Shiesty lured Gucci Mane to a Dallas recording studio on Jan. 10, only to force Gucci to sign a contract release form at gunpoint and rob him and the people he came with. Pooh, his father, Big30 and six others have been charged with the incident. They are currently awaiting trial, which is slated to happen next February.
XXL has reached out to Pooh Shiesty's attorney and the U.S. Attorney's Office for comment.
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Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" reaches a new peak of No. 25 on this week's Billboard Hot 100, marking her highest-charting hit to date. 💿 📈
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Never-before-seen footage of Lil Uzi Vert freestyling after the classic 2016 XXL Freshman Cypher. 🔥
2016 XXL Freshman 10th anniversary documentary coming soon! 🎥
Revisit the class that left a lasting mark on hip-hop.
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The 2016 XXL Freshman Class turns 10. Celebrate the anniversary with exclusive content.
A documentary, DJ Drama interviews with members of the class, and more are on the way.
Join the celebration.
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In a previously unreleased 2023 interview with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne says he would only do a Verzuz against himself because he wouldn't want to embarrass anyone else.
“I'm too competitive, and I wouldn't want to embarrass no one. If I am competing against whoever I'm competing against, I will embarrass you.”
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🗣KEN CARSON
💽 XPERIMENT (ALBUM)
🚨JULY 3
📝 TRACKLIST AND FEATURES
1. “Wheredoistart”
2. “Deaf Note” (featuring Playboi Carti)
3. “Shadeson” (featuring 2Hollis)
4. “Gynecologist”
5. “Wrist”
6. “Edm”
7. “Truth”
8. “Outofmybody”
9. “The Ritual”
10. “Interlude”
11. “Ghost” (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
12. “Drug Kit” (featuring Young Thug)
13. “Possession”
14. “Fw00”
15. “Somanybags”
16. “Shopping” (featuring Destroy Lonely)
17. “Amandabynes”
18. “Amnesia”
19. “Flamethrower”
20. “Knocking”
21. “Addiction”
22. “Wedidit” (featuring Playboi Carti)
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Chris Brown has reportedly been found liable by a jury to pay $13 million to a housekeeper after his dog attacked her.
On Tuesday (June 30), Billboard broke the news that Breezy has been ordered to pay the victim, Maria Avila, $12.9 million for negligence. In addition, Brown must fork over $885,000 to the victim's sister, Patricia Avila, for emotional distress, and pay Maria's husband, Oscar Olivo, another $50,000. Patricia was present on the day her sister was mauled and Oscar claims Maria's injuries caused intimacy issues.
Avila sued Chris in April of 2021, claiming she was mauled by the crooner's dog while taking out the trash at Chris' California home in 2020. She suffered lifelong scarring and physical injuries due to the incident.
The verdict comes two weeks after the first trial ended in a mistrial due to juror misconduct.
XXL has reached out to Chris Brown's team and attorney for comment.
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Soulja Boy says he’s thinking about launching his own awards show to celebrate rappers he feels have been overlooked.
He named NBA YoungBoy, Chief Keef and Kodak Black as artists who deserve more recognition from major award shows.
Do you agree with Soulja?
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Lil Poppa's manager fell in love and had an inappropriate relationship with the rapper, Poppa's son's mother claims.
On Monday (June 29), the Perspektives with Bank podcast aired an interview with Poppa's manager, DeeDee. During the sit-down, DeeDee blamed part of Poppa's spiral, which led to him taking his own life in February, on the rapper's child's mother, Toie Roberts and her not allowing Poppa to see their child.
After getting wind of the interview, Toie responded on her Instagram Story. She went off on DeeDee, claiming she was the reason Lil Poppa did not see his son and insisting DeeDee and Poppa were in an inappropriate relationship.
"You was the one sucking him dry. LITERALLY!!!!" Toie wrote on her Instagram Story. "You was the cause of the death b**ch that's why he did it in front of you!"
"You're sick," Toie added in another IG Story post. "A 50 year old tied a*s wh**e who fell in love with a young a*s boy you were supposed to be 'managing'."
Poppa died in an Atlanta hotel parking lot from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Feb. 18. DeeDee was reportedly on the scene at the time of the incident, which happened after Poppa got into a single-car accident on Interstate 85.
XXL has reached out to Lil Poppa's team for comment.
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⬇️ TODAY IN HIP-HOP ⬇️
1991: Geto Boys drop their third album We Can't Be Stopped
The best song in their catalog is ___________
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🏟️ 2026 Hip-Hop Tour Schedule 🗓️
See which rap artists are coming to a town near you on tour in 2026. 🧵
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Pi'erre Bourne: Made in Paris Tour
Dates: Aug. 19, 2026—Sept. 25, 2026
🎟️: yopierre.com/#home-tour-sect…
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Raq Baby: The Robert Johnson Tour
Dates Aug. 7, 2026—Sept. 26, 2026
🎟️: laylo.com/raqbaby/m/RobertJo…
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Lil' Cease has strong words for anyone calling The Notorious B.I.G.’s lyrics gay.
On Monday (June 29), The Art of Dialogue posted the latest segment from its interview with Cease, where the Junior Mafia rapper addresses how he feels about people calling some of Big's bars suspect—namely the "Me and My B**ch" line, "You look so good, I'll suck on your daddy's d**k."
"Sh*t wack," Cease said. "These young ni**as be taking too many drugs. They be high off too many pills. For them to think that way makes me think that these young ni**as be gay as f**k."
Cease went on to say Big was humorously spitting game and referencing an old Richard Pryor joke.
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