Few labels have had such an influence on hip-hop in the past half-decade than Top Dawg Entertainment, the L.A.-based indie boasting a roster of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad and SZA. After taking their first four artists—Kendrick, Q, Soul and Jay Rock—and grooming them via a steady and consistently high-quality output of mixtapes and independent albums, TDE hit the
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Ever since we unveiled the cover of the XXL 2014 Freshmen issue last month, we've been rolling out a ton of freestyles, behind the scenes photos, interviews, videos, and plenty more with our class of 12 guys. But...
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The Pitchfork Music Festival has released its schedule. The weekend event in Chicago known for showcasing indie talent has a strong line-up this year that even includes TDE's 2011 XXL Freshman Kendrick Lamar, 2013 XXL Freshman ScHoolboy Q, 2014 XXL Freshman Isaiah Rashad and SZA. Oth...
Over the past three weeks, we've rolled out the XXL Freshmen 2014 profiles, highlighting the interviews, behind the scenes photos, Freshmen stat boxes, and, maybe most importantly, the Freshmen Freestyles. Now that you've heard from Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk and Jarren Benton, w
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Isaiah Rashad kickoff's XXL Freshmen 2014 invasion of Reddit’s Ask Me Anything Session. Rashad is first guest on the illustrious sub Reddit page, HipHopHead. He answered fans questions about Lil B, TDE and who he love to work with.
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Isaiah Rashad is one of the 12 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2014 Freshmen list revealed last Mon., May 5, on BET’s 106 & Park. All last week we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot, and the work it takes to pull it all together. But this week kicks off the reveal of th...