The ominous 42 Dugg whistle is filling the air once again. The Detroit rapper returned Thursday (July 4) to deliver his 4eva Us Never Them debut album via 4PF/CMG and Interscope Records. “She made me ...

17 months is an eternity in the rap game. Legacies are defined, careers skyrocket while others fizzle, and fickle fans turn their attention to the next fresh wave of artists being championed by ...

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 ...

42 Dugg is coming. Much like The Wire’s larger-than-life stick-up character, Omar, the Detroit rapper announces his presence on a track with a simple signature whistle that can sound either welcoming ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TRUTH ON BEING AN XXL FRESHMAN: “I feel like it’s important for me to be a 2021 XXL Freshman because I’ve just been working hard. I feel like my music is starting to go where I always wanted it to go, ...

Rapper 42 Dugg recorded his reaction to R. Kelly’s shocking estimated wealth. Pic credit:@Instagram/42_dugggg and Cook County Sheriff’s Office With the trial of R&B superstar R. Kelly concluding, many ...

Rapper 42 Dugg is getting trounced on Twitter after he posted a video of himself licking his son’s neck and kissing him on his 3rd birthday. The actions of the 25-year-old Detroit-born rapper, whose ...