There was a time when 50 Cent could do no wrong. Every mixtape was insane, every hook was catchy, every feature was automatic and every album was an event. Too bad those times are long gone. This was once the ...
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B.O.B., My Sophomore Year
For the past three years, XXL has selected 10 MCs that represent the future of the game. With the 2010 Freshmen class recently unveiled, we’re catching up with some of the previous artists that graced our highly anticipated Freshmen cover. ...
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Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently chopped it up with XXLMag.com about her upcoming album, Classics. The disc—her first since her 1999 debut Dirty Harriet on Elektra Records—is expected to drop this summer, through indie imprint Raw Koncept. "It’s all Nottz ...
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Hip-Hop News
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Today in Hip-Hop
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Sneakers
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
- Vans California 2013 Fall Mesa 79 CA
- Fred Perry’s Laurel Wreath Printed Shirt
- True Religion Printed Trooper Cargo Short
Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
- Hit-Boy Announces Diddy, Waka Flocka Flame & Lil Wayne for "Scream and Shout (Remix)"
- Lil Reese ft. Young Jeezy & Twista "Traffic (Remix)"
Rap Videos
- Illogic And Blockhead Release The Video For “Atlantis Depth”
- Video Premiere: Lil Twist “Understand Me”
- Video Premiere: Krizz Kaliko, Futuristic, Black Pegasus, and Jeff Turner [TeamBackpack Cypher]
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