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Jacksonville, Fla., rapper Lil Poppa died Wednesday at age 25, just days after releasing a new track. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Georgia told TMZ that the 25-year-old artist was ...

A Florida rapper known as Lil Poppa died Wednesday, less than a week after releasing his latest song. Janarious Mykel Wheeler was 25. Related Articles Savannah Guthrie’s ‘Today’ interview sparks ...

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Christopher “Kid” Reid, one half of the iconic hip-hop duo Kid ‘N Play, recently revealed he is recovering from undergoing a heart transplant. Reid, 61, said he underwent the surgery after being ...

Nathan Smith, whose stage name is DJ Young Slade, was reported missing on Tuesday after running out of his home in a community north of Atlanta. By Hannah Ziegler The body of the rapper Lil Jon’s ...

Nicki Minaj, who has recently been a vocal critic of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accused him in a new interview of trying to be like President Donald Trump, referring to recent social media posts of ...

When Matthew Allen woke up on Saturday, Jan. 24, he was looking forward to running errands. Allen, better known in the Twin Cities as the musician and rapper Nur-D, had spent the previous day with ...

Grammy-winning artist and global innovator Chance the Rapper appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for an evening that connected his groundbreaking past with his forward-looking present.

Viral stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer Josh Johnson relates hip-hop to hilarity. Interview: Joey Echevarria Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on ...