Tickets For XXL’s Freshmen Concert In New York City Now Available

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  2 Comments

XXL's Freshman Class of 2013 will now be coming to a New York City stage for a live performance. On Tuesday May 21, the XXL Freshmen Class of 2013 will convene on the Best Buy Theater's stage for a live performance. Acts will ...

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Kevin Gates “Counting On You” [Video]

May 20th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Kevin Gates continues to drop videos from his critically acclaimed mixtape, The Luca Brasi Story. The Atlantic Records signee releases a video for “Counting On You.” Visually interpreting his concept of walking the line between good and bad, Gates once ...

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Respond To Critics: “It’s Bullshit”

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

It's been a whirlwind of a year for Seattle's Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. After appearing on XXL's 2012 Freshmen Class cover, Macklemore set out to release the duo's studio debut, The Heist, independently. The album enjoyed a successful debut, pushing nearly 80,000 units in ...

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Listen To Statik Selektah Featuring Styles P, Bun B, & Hit-Boy “Funeral Season”

May 20th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

Statik Selektah’s new album Extended Play is hitting stores June 18 and it sounding like this project is going to be dope. Today, we get a track off the album. Statik gets the help from Styles P, Bun B, & ...

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Are Jay-Z & DJ Khaled Working On Music Together?

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  1 Comment

Could Jay-Z be making an appearance on DJ Khaled's upcoming album Suffering From Success? Earlier today, the YMCMB DJ Instamgrammed a picture of himself sitting with Jay-Z behind a mixing board, hinting at a possible future collaboration. The tag on the image ...

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Here’s What Kanye West Sampled For “New Slaves”

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Fresh off debuting the single “New Slaves” on 66 buildings across the world last week, Kanye West has everyone anticipating the June 18 release for Yeezus. For any fan familiar with Kanye’s work, he doesn’t use your typical, run-of-the-mill samples. ...

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17 Rappers Who Became Reality TV Stars

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

Whether you like it or not, hip-hop is prime fodder for reality TV. From rapper-versus-rapper competitions to melodramatic relationship exposés, the inherent drama of the rap world offers a goldmine of opportunities for television producers. With the most recent success ...

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XXL’s Freshmen Live Tour Hits Los Angeles [Show Recap]

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  1 Comment

This past Saturday night, The Official XXL Freshmen Live Tour kicked off in Los Angeles with headlining performances by 2013 Freshmen Dizzy Wright, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q. The show, which took place at the Nokia Theatre ...

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Backstage Views of XXL Freshman Show in LA with ScHoolboy Q, Dizzy Wright, Danny Brown and Mac Miller

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

Here are a couple of backstage views from the XXL Freshman Show in LA - place was packed and the Freshmen - current and past - brought it. Click here for the full recap and photos. In the first video we ...

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J. Cole, Class of ’10 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  No Comments

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up ...

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