Year-End Report Card: An Update On The 2012 XXL Freshmen

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  2 Comments

With every new Freshman class, we take a look back at the previous year's freshman and ask: How did last year’s Freshman Class perform on the big stage? Click through our gallery to find out. To read about this year's Freshmen, pick ...

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us” Makes Billboard History

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  4 Comments

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis isn’t slowing down their rapid ascent to the top. The duo’s second single, "Can't Hold Us," off The Heist also reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With their prior hit “Thrift Shop” featuring Wanz—which stayed ...

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Enter To Win A Ticket To Go See DJ Stretch Armstrong, Cosmo Baker And PQ

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

Enter for the chance to win a ticket to see DJ Stretch Armstrong and Cosmo Baker at #BKRevival XXL is giving the opportunity to win a free ticket to go to the event. The first person to correctly answer XXL‘s trivia question and email your answer to ...

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Six Takeaways From French Montana’s ‘Excuse My French’ Listening Party

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

French Montana showed up at HILO last night for his Excuse My French listening party decked out in gold chains and dark shades. It’s a typical look for French, but this moment was extra special. “Thank you to everybody that came ...

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Kid Ink, Class of ’12 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  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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Joell Ortiz Drops “Roll Deep” Video

May 8th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

You will never see Joell Ortiz go anywhere without a crew, which is stated clearly on the "Roll Deep" video. It displays the rapper with a huge crew, something Puerto Ricans do very often, so says the hook. You have a ...

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Exclusive: Vic Mensa Announces End Of Kids These Days, Drops Solo Video

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  4 Comments

Since their rise to fame roughly four years ago, Chicago hip-hop outfit Kids These Days have been celebrated for creating a new sound in a stagnating genre. To be fair, the group took cues from predecessors like The Roots - ...

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Tree ft. Danny Brown “No Faces”

May 8th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Tree is poised to be the next Chicago artist to start turning heads soon. The third single of his upcoming mixtape, Sunday School II: When Chruch Lets Out, is “No Face” that features Danny Brown. The tape is scheduled to ...

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PepsiCo Is Meeting Emmett Till’s Family To Address Lil Wayne’s Controversial Lyric

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  6 Comments

Just days after PepsiCo announced they were dropping Lil Wayne; the company will meet with Emmett Till’s family to learn more about these experiences. This information comes from Al Sharpton in a statement released via National Action Network. "I have been ...

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