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Show And Prove: Dreamville’s Cozz Is Building His Credibility
Show And Prove: Cozz
Words Emmanuel C.M.
Show & Prove is our section in the magazine where we highlight which artists are hot in hip-hop now. Many who have appeared in S&P have gone on to launch successful music careers. Here is the story of Cozz from our Winter 2014 issue featuring Kendrick Lamar on the cover, available on newsstands now.
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Eskeerdo Takes A Drive Around Miami In “Hurting Feelings” Video
Eskeerdo takes a drive around Miami in a sick ride for his new video for "Hurt Feelings." The Hialeah native really captures the essence of Miami's rap scene. It's almost reminiscent of Trick Daddy and Trina's days. The Infamous-produced single is the follow-up to his previous single “For My City.” Bot...
Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel And GS9 Plead Not Guilty To All Charges
Bobby Shmurda has pled not guilty to all charges today in his first hearing since being arrested Dec. 17. The 20-year-old Brooklyn MC had been indicted along with Rowdy Rebel and 13 members of their GS9 crew on 69 charges ranging from drug distribution to conspiracy to commit murder...
Tech N9ne “Aw Yeah?” (interVENTion)
Tech N9ne drops "Aw Yeah?" (interVENTion), the intro off his new upcoming album Special Effect. Tech asks God why injustices are happening all around the world on "Aw Yeah?." He discusses the Mike Brown incident, Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, Bill Cosby's rape scandal, and O.T. Genasis’ “C...
Bobby Shmurda Will Still Face Brooklyn Gun Charge From June 2014
Bobby Shmurda's Brooklyn gun case was indeed dismissed by the Brooklyn District Attorney office, but he will still face the charge in court. The charge was dismissed by the Brooklyn D.A office because it's a procedural step in order to have the charge apart of the Special Narcotics' case, which was explained exclusively to XXL by Kait Cornell of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office.
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Things Get Really Trippy In Run The Jewels’ “Lie, Cheat, Steal” Video
Let's just say the visuals for Run The Jewels' "Lie, Cheat, Steal" is pretty trippy. It's like you're wearing a pair of drunk goggles while watching an episode of Adult Swim's Superjail! "Lie, Cheat, Steal" is both a lyrical flex and a catchy tune by the dynamic duo of Killer Mike and El-P. Wit...
Metro Boomin And Young Thug “Speed Racer” + “Warrior”
Metro Boomin dropped two new tracks featuring Young Thug last night (Jan. 27) entitled "Speed Racer" and "Warrior." Whether or not these two tracks are off their highly anticipated project Metro Thuggin is anyone's guess. However, these two records bang. "Speed R...
Premiere: Here’s The Tracklist For Tyga And Chris Brown’s ‘Fan Of A Fan: The Album’
Here's the official tracklist for Tyga And Chris Brown's Fan Of A Fan: The Album. Their collab LP drops Feb. 24 via RCA Records/Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records will be available in standard and deluxe editions. Both editions of the al...
Nicki Minaj Looks Really Sexy In New Instagram Pics
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Nicki Minaj posted some new really hot new pics on her Instagram and lets just say it's something you need to check out. The always sexy MC's Instagram page is really a gold mine. Nicki co...
Stream 2 Chainz’s ‘T.R.U. Jack City’ Mixtape
Take some time out your day and stream 2 Chainz's new mixtape T.R.U. Jack City. This is the first release from his The Real University label that Chainz started this past January. T.R.U. Jack City formally introduces the label's artists Cap 1, Skooly and Fresh aka Short Dawg plus features Young Dolph, Travis Porter, Kaleb, Greazzy, C. White, Skooly, and Peewee Lo...
Happy Birthday, Rakim, Rick Ross and J. Cole!
Today, Jan. 28, should be declared a hip-hop holiday! Today is Rakim, Rick Ross And J. Cole's birthdays!
Kid Ink’s Girlfriend Asiah Azante Is Gorgeous
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