Listen above as Karen Civil, Fetty Wap and Joey Bada$$ offer expertise on the key things to focus on when trying to broaden your reach as a new artist.
Rhyming over a break beat while breakdancers get busy in front of a graffiti-laden wall, Joey Bada$$'s "Teach Me" video feels like it's right out of the '80s--save for a Beats Pill.
XXL kicks off the premiere episode of what we've deemed the rule book for rappers dying to blow up, The Break podcast. Narrated by XXL Editor-in-Chief, Vanessa Satten, and Editor Miranda J., the first episode is titled "Building Your Identity."