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.

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 ...

Atlanta’s own SoFaygo has officially released his highly anticipated album MANIA. The project, dropping through Cactus Jack, features 19 tracks and includes standout collaborations with artists like ...

Sofaygo at the Atlanta Hawks game on Nov. 10. (Photo courtesy of the Atlanta Hawks) SoFaygo is one of the hottest new artist on the hip-hop scene. The 21-year-old makes high-energy raging music that’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SoFaygo doesn’t stick to one theme or topic over the course of the project, rather opting to discuss a cascade of moods. “One thing that you’re going to learn about me through this album is that I’m ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...