TRUTH ON BEING AN XXL FRESHMAN: “I felt like I deserved it. It’s my time. This is where the story begins. Not just to toot my own horn, but I definitely feel like I stand apart from a lot of artists.

Last Friday (Feb. 3), Money Musik unveiled a new single titled “Double Faces,” a collaboration with NAV and SoFaygo. The track — which Musik produced alongside Sach — is essentially an ode to the ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. SoFaygo knew what his calling was as a preschooler. Likely before he could even spell microphone ...

Trippie Redd’s new video, “MP5,” opens with a jump scare, then gets right into some video-game-inspired, zombie-killing action. After dispatching one revenant with the titular hardware, Trippie and ...

Rising Atlanta rapper SoFaygo has dropped his highly anticipated debut album Pink Heartz. The “Hell Yeah” rapper’s first full-length has some star-studded guests, boasting appearances from Lil Uzi ...

The first time I see SoFaygo, he’s gliding with an ease that belies his condition. The quiet, boyish 21-year-old rolls into the rehearsal space on Sunset Boulevard on a dreary Los Angeles afternoon in ...

The hip-hop subgenre has exploded in the last 18 months. By Elias Leight In 2020, Trenton Kyle was working as a librarian. Every day, he recalls, “I would come home and just make beats.” One night, he ...

We’re back with a certified-fresh round of picks from the best acts in emerging R&B and hip-hop. Victoria Monét is spicing up the summer with her latest single, “On My Mama,” while Amindi and Ambré ...

Every so often, a teenage rapper emerges out of nowhere with a forward-thinking sound that gets everyone talking about how they’re “next up.” Right now, that rapper is SoFaygo. If you ask him to ...

SoFaygo has debuted “Let’s Go Faygo,” a documentary on his burgeoning rap career directed by Maya Table. For the world premiere, the rapper has teamed up with SoundCloud, the same platform on which he ...