Album Review: Rittz, The Life And Times Of Jonny Valiant

May 8th, '13  •  Music  •  by nmb  •  6 Comments

Since turning heads with an appearance on Yelawolf’s landmark Trunk Muzik mixtape, Rittz has been patiently waiting in the wings, making the most of feature-spots and eventually his own well-received mixtape, 2011’s White Jesus. But with a heightened fan base ...

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Kid Ink Tears It Down At The Gramercy Theatre

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Jasmine “Jazzi” Johnson  •  No Comments

On Monday May 6, the East Coast made a Westside connection at the Gramercy Theatre with a performance from XXL Freshman Class of 2012 alum Kid Ink. The opening act of the night - Queens representative Bryant Dope - properly prepped the ...

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Kid Ink Drops “Bad Ass (Remix)” Featuring Problem And YG

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

Its a West Coast connection for this record. Kid Ink grabs Problem and YG for the remix to "Bad Ass." The original single  has been a hit,  garnering over two million views on YouTube. The RCA Records artist recently sat down with XXL recently ...

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Common “Fine China (DJ Dummy And 9th Wonder Remix)”

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

The Chi-town spitter pays homage to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on this record. Common jumps on this rework of Chris Brown's smash hit "Fine China" retooled by DJ Dummy and 9th Wonder. This huge hit just got even more ...

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Flatbush Zombies Are Rocking Dead – From The Mag

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

For our 2013 XXL Freshman Class of 2013 issue, staff writer Shaheem Reid caught up with New York upstarts the Flatbush Zombies to discuss their recent ascent to fame. Check out the feature story, photo outtakes and a behind-the-scenes video from ...

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Rittz Makes Top 50 Debut, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Reclaim Top Ten On Sales Chart

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

This sales week proved rather tumultuous for the hip-hop genre, as most artists saw a dip in their sales. While mainstays like Justin Timberlake and Kendrick Lamar have continued to hover around their respective spot, others like Tyga and will.i.am ...

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French Montana Heads To The Bronx In “Ain’t Worried About Nothin” Video

May 8th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

French Montana’s solo single is taking off. “Ain’t Worried About Nothin’” receives a visual treatment in The Bronx. With cameos by Diddy, Rick Ross, and DJ Khaled, the video finds French stunting in a yellow Lamborghini while shouting he ain’t ...

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

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  9 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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New God Flow: 21 Religious-Themed Pics Of Kanye West

May 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  1 Comment

Well, he's finally done it: Kanye West's gone full Beatles status on us. Sure, he's been selling out stadiums and moving millions of records for nearly a decade now, but he's finally gotten to the whole "We're more popular ...

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