Which rapper headlines XXL’s May southern‑rap slate with Drip Godfather?

Which rapper headlines XXL’s May southern‑rap slate with Drip Godfather?

Hip-hop outlet XXL’s May calendar is stacked with southern releases: Gunna’s Drip Godfather (Metro Boomin, Southside) headlines, while Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl Graduate drops the same Friday, led by a Pharrell-produced Beyoncé sample.

Veteran Slim Thug revives Boss of All Bosses; Mobile’s Flo Milli issues the concept set Pretty Baddie. A double-spread profiles Baton Rouge’s NBA YoungBoy, promising mixtape Colors 3 before “sabbatical fatherhood.” Vinyl bottlenecks loom—Miami’s SunPress can press only 60 percent of indie orders—but analysts expect southern artists to dominate DSP homepages through June, cementing the region’s streaming reign.

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