Yo Gotti Shares The Stories Behind 11 Of His Instagram Photos

May 10th, '13  •  Music  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

Since announcing the CMG label partnership with Epic Records, Yo Gotti hasn’t stopped putting in work for his next album. The self-proclaimed King of Memphis, who steadily releases hood anthems like “Check,” chronicles his progress, as well as gives us ...

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Don Trip, Class of ’12 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen

May 10th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  1 Comment

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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In The Cut: The-Dream & eXquire Made XXL’s Top Songs Of The Week

May 10th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  No Comments

This Sunday, the staffers at XXL will be celebrating Mother's Day and honoring the beautiful women who brought us into this world, and we suggest you do the same. To commemorate the day, we compiled a list of gifts our ...

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Nate “Them Days” Featuring Fego

May 10th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  3 Comments

Nate, is a 21-year-old MC from San Francisco, Cali. This young rapper put out a pretty cool video to his song "Them Days" featuring Fego. This song is all around dope, from the smooth beat to the two rappers here rapping ...

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Watch Wiz Khalifa And Curren$y’s “Toast” Video

May 10th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y are no slouches when it comes to weed smoking. In their new video for “Toast,” directed by Tha Razor, the pair are getting incredibly high and enjoying every bit of it. The song is from their ...

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California Love: Rhuigi Villasenor, The Creative Mind Behind RHUDE Clothing

May 10th, '13  •  Hip-Hop Fashion  •  by Ralph Bristout  •  No Comments

Rhugi Villasenor is a 21-year-old designer mastermind, that you may already be familiar with. It was his now famous bandana tee that was sported on Kendrick Lamar at the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards. It's his gear that's been seen on the likes ...

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From Freaknik To Fishsticks: 23 Hilarious Hip-Hop Moments In Cartoons

May 10th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  1 Comment

On 2005's "Old School Rules" by Danger Doom, Talib Kweli raps that, "I might be buggin but it seem to me/That cartoons be realer than reality TV." While we could easily enumerate a number of reasons why Kweli's lyric is ...

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Lil Wayne Signs W3 The Future To Young Money

May 10th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

Young Money’s roster continues to expand after adding names such as Red One and Polow Da Don. In a video announcement earlier this week, Lil Wayne and Mack Maine revealed the latest addition to the roster. W3 The Future, who are ...

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Take A Look At Gucci Mane Video To “Guwop” Featuring Trinidad Jame$

May 10th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  2 Comments

Big Guwop and T.James drops the video for "Guwop," directed by Cricket. This is following the release of his new track "Darker" featuring Chief Keef. This is off the upcoming street album Traphouse 3. The project is due May 21. The visuals is pretty ...

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