Gloria had good reason to beat her chest. Despite not dropping a project in 2025, the Memphis rapper racked up eight platinum medals, numerous awards, and multiple brand deals this year. She hopes to change things again in 2026. Days after launching her new Shein clothing line on October 20, Big Glo joined XXL to share what’s shaping up to be her 2025 success, upcoming album, plans for 2026, venturing into the fashion world, and more.
“The year itself has been a proud moment for me,” she told XXL. “Because they tried to count me out the year before. So, I just gave it my all last year and I just had to show them that I’m not that guy.”
In the three years since the release of her breakout single “FNF (Let’s Go),” GloRilla has established herself in the rap world with projects like 2022’s “Anyways,” “Life’s Great… EP,” her first studio mixtape, 2024’s “Ehhthang Ehhthang,” her gold-certified debut album “Glorious,” and a plethora of hits. She showed no signs of slowing down or boxing herself in.
In June of this year, she received the Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel/Inspirational Award at the 2025 BET Awards for her song “Rain Down on Me.” In July, she launched her own catering deal in partnership with Checkers & Rallys. She subsequently became the youngest female artist to win Songwriter of the Year at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in August. Next year, her focus will be on releasing her second album.
“I have a lot of good music, but I want it to be perfect to the point that I want it to be,” she said of her upcoming album, which she promised to drop next year. “That’s why I took a break this year… to get all the way into the mode.” She hinted at the album title starting with the letter G.
Check out GloRilla’s exclusive interview with XXL, where she talks her new album, award year, clothing line, what to expect in 2026 and more.
