Believe it or not, it’s been two decades since the legendary hip-hop magazine XXL first hit newsstands. To celebrate 20 years in the game, they’re putting out 20 different special-edition covers. Cover stars include heavy hitters like Diddy, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, Gucci Mane andSnoop Dogg. Rookies and vets are well-represented with names like Wiz Khalifa, Future, Migos, Rae Sremmurd, Lil’ Uzi Vert, Run the Jewels, T.I., Cam’ron, Birdman, The LOX, Fabolous, Yo Gotti, Pusha […]
The Queen Of The Bay Kamaiyah is throwing some inspiration your way. After being selected as a member of the XXL 2017 Freshman, Kamaiyah is living up to the hype while building up her movement. Kamaiyah’s latest single is a sample of the iconic Tony! Toni! Tone’! “Feels Good” track giving off that classic feel […]
Sometimes we come across these stories that’s hard to imagine. BUT the story of Gucci Mane signing Young Thug without hearing a drop of his music is very true. With Gucci and Young Thug joining forces for the cover of XXL, Gucci talks about how he signed the young artist off the strength of someone […]
Kendrick Lamar letting us tap into his mind.
@xxl's new cover with @kendricklamar A photo posted by XXL (@xxl) on Dec 14, 2015 at 10:15am PST XXL likes Kendrick Lamar. He covered the magazine alongside Dr.…
Future has been raking in all the glory this summer, as he not only dropped a highly-successful album for fans, but he even teamed up…
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After what’s seemed like a much longer wait than usual, the XXL team revealed their picks for the coveted annual “Freshman Class” issue, and the Internet is…
Is he right? Or Nah? Lil Wayne speaks frankly on how hip hop has changed over the years, in the latest issue of XXL, and according to him, everyone sounds the same. “I know I’m authentic because I’m 35 million years in the game,” he said. “I don’t know where the authenticity is in the […]
It’s the time of year when websites like ours and print publications begin wrapping up the year and giving nods to those who occupied our…
In the latest issue of XXL magazine Nas celebrates his twenty years in music. For the November 2011 cover story he is interviewed by Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator and they get into lengthy dialogue about everything from liking cheese to winning a VMA. After Tyler admits that the Internet “drives him crazy” Nas replies […]
Via:Ballerstatus.com Over the last few years, XXL’s “Freshman Class” has become a list to watch for among hip-hop fans. The highly anticipated 2011 grads have finally been revealed. Usually, it’s 10, but this year the long-running mag chose 11. Although the cover leaked nearly a month ago, the official list was just this week. The 11 […]
