Extra Decent: Photos from Past Mad Decent Block Parties

May 1st, '13  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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EP: J. Cole’s “Truly Yours 2″

May 1st, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

As promised, J. Cole delivered another EP after releasing his new single, “Cole Summer.” Truly Yours 2 is a six-track EP that features Young Jeezy and 2 Chainz, as well as boasts production credits from Canei and Jake One. The new ...

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French Montana “Trouble” Featuring Mikky Ekko

Apr 30th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

French Montana drops "Trouble" featuring Mikky Ekko. French’s album Excuse My French will land in stores May 21. It's not the typical club banger that Montana does. He gives his fans a different sound with this track. If this is how ...

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10 Other Rappers That Were Arrested In Their Cars

Apr 30th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  2 Comments

Earlier this week, news broke that Chicago up-and-comer Lil Reese was arrested in his hometown while snoozing in his car. Although it turned out that the car aspect of the story was incidental to the actual arrest—Reese was actually knocked ...

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Bikini Body Ready

Apr 30th, '13  •  Eye Candy  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  2 Comments

The summertime is right around the corner. The heat is beginning to rise. The question is, are you bathing suit ready? After stumbling across Christina Milian's bathing suit photo shoot by Cosmopolitan, I became inspired. As I scour the internet I stumbled on a bunch of ridiculously hot ...

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Chance The Rapper Drops “Acid Rap” [Mixtape]

Apr 30th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  9 Comments

After a full day of driving the internet batshit crazy with anticipation, up-and-comer Chance The Rapper has finally released his long-awaited Acid Rap mixtape! The tape—which comes nearly a full year after his debut, 10 Day—features BJ The Chicago Kid, Action Bronson, ...

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Mad Decent Block Party to Feature Danny Brown, Riff Raff and More

Apr 30th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

It’s that time of the year again. The 2013 Mad Decent Block Party makes its official stop in New York on August 10. A video just posted of the line-up for the festival that includes hip-hop acts such as Danny ...

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Big K.R.I.T. On Taco Bell: “I Don’t Like That Doritos Sh*t”

Apr 30th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  1 Comment

Last week, Big K.R.I.T. stopped by XXL's offices for a photo shoot. During his time at the office, the Def Jam signee and Meridian, MS, native played a quick game of word association with XXL. Now, we have the results of the ...

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Down South: The 10 Hottest Rappers in South Africa

Apr 30th, '13  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

South Africa's hip-hop industry has been on the rise since the days of mid-'90s crew Prophets of Da City, the country's first major hip-hop group. Today, SA is enjoying a golden era of hip-hop, celebrating the freshest and realest MCs ...

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