In 2019, 16-year-old rapper Lil Tecca had one of the year’s biggest breakout hits with the No. 4-peaking Billboard Hot 100 smash “Ransom,” a fun hip-pop single with an eye-catching Lyrical Lemonade ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Lil Tecca might got him one. His new single, “Dark Thoughts,” is part of the wave of songs I predicted a couple of years ago that would take over contemporary hip-hop. It, and songs like it, harnesses ...

Lil Tecca’s new album, Dopamine, is out now after months of buildup. While pre-release tracks like “Dark Thoughts” and “OWA OWA” are getting their fair share of post-release attention, there’s only ...

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