There have been a lot cliché trends in rap—New Jack Swing, the Shiny suit, "Molly" rap—and fortunately, most have died off as quickly as they became popular. But one thing that's remained constant throughout hip-hop history is most rappers' inability to strike a normal pose on camera. Whether it's a mu...
As we roll out our annual Top Ten Freshman List for 2013, XXL decided to take a look back 15 years to weigh in on who would have been the members of the Freshman Class in the year 1998. All decisions were based on our current Freshman guidelines, meaning entire groups and artists who had released their debut albums prior to the list date were excluded...
On this day, February 7, in hip-hop history...
1995 - Tupac Shakur is sentenced to four-and-a-half years for sexual abuse, more specifically but less legally sounding, "forcibly touching the buttocks."
2000 - Rapper Big Pun dies from after a heart attack...
We're throwing it back to 1998 in honor of Big Pun on the anniversary of his death - the remix "Still Not a Player" featuring Joe. Hit up the comments if you want to share any Big Pun thoughts.
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Having helped launch the careers of the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun and Akon, SRC's Chairman and CEO announced that he's stepping down from his post...