Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. “Just reminiscin’ ’bout the days a nigga needed whippings/The way I’m actin’ nowadays, a nigga ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. It’s super different. The title is self-explanatory, but it won’t be the vibe you think it is. I linked up ...

Coi Leray, DDG, Lakeyah, and Morray kick off the 2021 XXL Freshman Cyphers for this year’s class, each bringing their own unique style to a beat produced by algorithm master Nick Mira. DDG opens ...

XXL magazine has finally released their annual Freshman Class of the rap game and while some names are expected, others were surprising. The Freshman Class of 2021 is 11 deep and includes up and ...

Fayetteville native and 2021 XXL Freshman Morray has shared his “Trenches” remix, with a new feature from Polo G. But that’s not all. Morray also dropped of a Justice Silvera-directed video for the ...

North Carolina rapper Morray went from a practically unknown name to one of rap’s most promising new acts in a matter of just one year. He first rose to fame through the success of his breakout single ...

Nearly every culture-changing rapper since 2007 was named to XXL magazine's Freshman Class before they became superstars. Kendrick Lamar. Travis Scott. Chance The Rapper. Future. Megan Thee Stallion.