Super Uncomfortable: Awkward Photos of Hudson Mohawke

Apr 17th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  No Comments

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Today In Hip-Hop: President Obama Brushes The Dirt Off His Shoulders

Apr 17th, '13  •  Today in Hip-Hop  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

On this day, April 17, in hip-hop history... 2008: President Barack Obama references Jay-Z's "Dirt Off Your Shoulders" in a Democratic primary speech. In the middle of the Democratic primaries in 2008, Hillary Clinton - Obama's biggest rival - had been going ...

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Is Roscoe Dash Retiring From the “Hook Game”?

Apr 17th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

Roscoe Dash announced his retirement from singing hooks Thursday evening. The 2012 XXL Freshman provided the hooks to Waka Flocka Flame’s “No Hands” and Big Sean’s “Marvin “Gaye & Chardonnay,” but lately sounds like he is fed up with music ...

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Jay-Z Needs to be Certified By NFLPA Before Signing Any Athletes

Apr 17th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Jay-Z is planning on getting certified by the NFLPA so he can be involved in the recruitment of clients. Hov launched a sports management company where he plans on gathering clients for contract representation. According to reports by Pro ...

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Cam’ron, Lil Wayne “Love To A Diplomat”

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

Off Funkmaster Flex’s mixtape Who You Mad At Me Or Yourself?, Cam'ron and Lil Wayne get together for “Love To A Diplomat” record. Funk Flex's massive mixtape is set to drop tomorrow night. The project will feature just about everybody in ...

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Who Needs New Friends: DJ Khaled’s Favorite Collaborators

Apr 16th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  1 Comment

The XXL editorial team hasn't gotten much work done this week, mostly because we've been obsessively watching DJ Khaled's new "movie," No New Friends. At this point, it's become more of a motto/movement/lifestyle for us than just a movie, and we're ...

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T-Pain “Bad B**ches Link Up” Featuring Juicy J and Trey Songz

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

T-Pain grabs Juicy J and Trey Songz for "Bad B**ches Link Up" record. The master of Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, Teddy Pain, does what he does best on this record, utilizing the device throughout the track. Auto-Tune is his bread and butter. ...

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Ghostface Killah and RZA Star in the “Rise of the Ghostface Killah” Video

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge’s “Rise of the Ghostface Killah” video looks like something straight out of a 1970s horror film. Directed by David Wong, the video features RZA and a masked-up Ghostface doing damage inside a church. There’s a ...

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More Classic XXL Freshman Freestyles

Apr 16th, '13  •  News  •  by Fletch  •  2 Comments

As we show off freestyles from the 2013 XXL Freshman Class, we take a look book at some more classic freestyles form previous classes. Last week, we rereleased freestyles from Kid Cudi, Curren$y, Ace Hood, Asher Roth, Cory Gunz, Blu, ...

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