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Twitter Reacts To A$AP Yams Calling 2014 The Worst Year In Rap History
Twitter Reacts To A$AP Yams Calling 2014 The Worst Year In Rap History
XXL spoke to A$AP Yams this week to get an update on the myriad projects that the A$AP Mob are cooking up, from sophomore albums from Rocky and Ferg to upcoming mixtapes from Nast, Ant and Twelvyy. But during our discussion, the topic turned to Rocky's new video, "Multiply," and the reasoning behind dropping it at midnight earlier this month...
21 Rappers Explain What Hip-Hop Means To Them
21 Rappers Explain What Hip-Hop Means To Them
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Senate Candidate Blames Hip-Hop For Gun Violence, Studies Show Different
Senate Candidate Blames Hip-Hop For Gun Violence, Studies Show Different
Mississippi GOP Senate candidate, Chris McDaniel, blamed rising gun violence on a "hip-hop" culture while on a promotional run for his Christian conservative radio program, Right Side Radio. "The reason Canada is breaking out with brand new gun violence has nothing to do with the United States and guns," said McDaniel "It has everything to do with a culture that is morall
Nitty Scott, MC Wants To Close Hip-Hop’s Gender Gap
Nitty Scott, MC Wants To Close Hip-Hop’s Gender Gap
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Nitty Scott, MC took to Twitter to criticize the media for touting certain female rappers as the next big things. That series of tweets focused mostly on calling out Kreayshawn, Lola Monroe, Iggy Azalea, Diamond and Tiffany Foxx as poor choices for the "next strong feminine hip-hop influence," but she elaborated today, Dec...
Kevin Love, Rudy Gay, Andrew Bynum And More Give Favorite Pre-Game Playlist
Kevin Love, Rudy Gay, Andrew Bynum And More Give Favorite Pre-Game Playlist
With the NBA season in full swing, the road to the championship has begun. The NBA and hip-hop are joined by the hip. Have you ever wondered what songs your favorite NBA player listens to? Well here it is. The NBA sent over a list to XXL where they collected a list from a variety of players from Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trai
Infographic Charts Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant Name Drops In Hip-Hop Songs
Infographic Charts Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant Name Drops In Hip-Hop Songs
This is an excellent infographic from bdon.org that juxtaposes the number of times each NBA superstar was name-dropped on a hip-hop track in a year and compares it to the number of points that player scored that season. There's a whole host of fascinating information on here and speaks a lot to a player's relevance—Yao Ming, for example, has grabbed himself 35 lifetime mentions, but peaked hip-hop
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
On August 11, 2013, hip-hop music celebrated the 40th anniversary of the day Kool Herc dragged his turntables and records to a Bronx recreation area and spun discs in an entirely different way than most had ever heard. In addition, when his homeboy Coke La Rock started talking trash into a microphone left on the table, the beautiful dynamic between DJ and MC blossomed to the beat. Alt...

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