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The most notable years of the SoundCloud era ushered in artists who garnered commercial and underground success, but most importantly, helped shape the sound of the rap game. It's only right to rank some of these artists based on stats and impact.

Detroit never loses.

Rising Michigan rapper SleazyWorld Go tells the story of what led to him taking rap seriously, his breakout track "Sleazy Flow" and more in an exclusive XXL interview.

She doesn't work jobs, she is a job. Read Yung Miami's exclusive interview in XXL magazine's fall 2022 issue.

A man on a mission.

Weezy the role model.

Cheers to the memories.

Symba dissects the lyrics to his track "Never End Up Broke Pt. 2" featuring Pusha T in an exclusive interview with XXL.

For the real fans.

Pretty and paid with the bars to match.

Cooler heads prevail.

Eminem celebrates XXL’s 25th anniversary with a look back at his illustrious career in his own words.