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From Compton to the classroom, Kendrick Lamar has inspired a new college course at Temple University in Philadelphia this fall.

Twenty years after the release of his breakout album, The People’s Champ, Paul Wall has graduated to ambassador of the great city

After 2025 XXL Freshman Class members  BabyChiefDoIt, Ian, 1900Rugrat, Lazer Dim 700, Loe Shimmy and Nino Paid showed their mettle in the first Freshman cypher, it’s time for Ray Vaughn,

An XXL Freshman Class rollout isn’t complete without seeing the rappers step into the cypher. With Mean Comments, solo freestyles

Lizzo is all smiles thanks to hip-hop. The rapper-turned-pop star returns to her hip-hop roots with the new mixtape My Face Hurts