Queens native Lil Tecca was only in middle school when he expressed interest in pursuing a rap career. By the age of 17, his career took flight, thanks to the explosive success of his 2019 hit single ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There's the story everyone knows about Lil Tecca, and then there is Tyler Sharpe, the rapper-producer with big aspirations and the dedication to see it through. His fourth studio album ...

The weekly fix of new music arrives. This week, a rapper with an eight-times platinum hit puts out his latest LP, an unlikely duo joins forces for a new collab project, a rapper takes off her mask to ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. A lot has changed since Lil Tecca burst onto the rap scene with his breakout hit “Ransom” in 2019.