In the new version of CRT FRSH, we're featuring 20 songs, alternating between acts you should know and acts you need to know.

Where’s Playboi Carti? Up there, somewhere. Atop the towering 20-foot stage, the Atlanta rap visionary was one of more than a dozen entourage silhouettes prowling around in the dense artificial fog, ...

Despite being one of the most laid-back lyricists in rap, Curren$y has the need for speed. It’s how he’s been able to amass a ...

Peter A. Berry Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for ...

Dave and Central Cee’s 2023 single, ‘Sprinter’, has today become the first UK rap track to be inducted into Spotify’s Billions Club – meaning, it’s the ...

After a 15-year-plus hiatus, Pusha T and Malice returned with the revelatory album 'Let God Sort Em Out' and a massive tour. In a wide-ranging Q&A, the brothers talk to GQ about the rollout reception, ...

A young rising Oakland rap artist is up for possible GRAMMY nominations set to be announced on Friday for the 2026 awards.

Clipse, made up of Pusha T and Malice, has earned recognition from the Recording Academy for what they're calling their most ...