XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten Talks to Power 105’s ‘The Breakfast Club’ About 2017 Freshman Class
XXL's Editor-in-Chief stops through Power 105's 'The Breakfast Club' to talk about the 2017 XXL Freshman class.
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XXL’s The Great Hip-Hop Debates: Is Ghostwriting Okay to Do in Hip-Hop?
On the fourth episode of XXL’s debate podcast, “The Great Hip-Hop Debates,” the group discusses ghostwriting in hip-hop.
XXL’s The Great Hip-Hop Debates: Should Internet Babies Do Their Hip-Hop Homework?
On the third episode of The Great Hip-Hop Debates, we linked up with Jack Thriller and DJ Suss One to discuss whether or not the Internet babies should be doing their hip-hop homework.
XXL's The Great Hip-Hop Debates: What's The Best Kanye Album of All Time?
XXL's Vanessa Satten and Sirius XM's Torae sit down with renowned DJ Mister Cee and journalists Sowmya Krishnamurthy and Shaheem Reid on the first episode of "The Great Hip-Hop Debates."
Watch XXL on ‘Sway in the Morning’ Talk About Freshman 2015
XXL stopped by Sirius XM to be on Sway in the Morning to discuss the 2015 XXL Freshman cover. This year's cover stars are DeJ Loaf, Fetty Wap, GoldLink, K Camp, OG Maco, Raury, Shy Glizzy, Tink, Vince Staples and the winner of the fan-voted 10th Spot, Kidd Kidd. Editor-I...
Watch XXL on The Breakfast Club Talking Freshman 2015
XXL stopped by The Breakfast Club to discuss the 2015 Freshman cover. Featuring DeJ Loaf, Fetty Wap, GoldLink, K Camp, OG Maco, Raury, Shy Glizzy, Tink, Vince Staples and the winner of the fan-voted 10th Spot, Kidd Kidd; editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten and editor, Miranda J...
Editor-In-Chief Vanessa Satten Talks About The Making Of XXL Freshmen 2014
Picking the XXL Freshman Class is overwhelming. When anyone asks what the process is like, I explain that for a good few months we at XXL are really popular people. Everyone is our friend and wants to stop by the office and chill with us. Some are obvious about why they are coming around, and others try to play coy, like we don’t know what they are up to and why they’re there. But we go ...
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A Photo Gallery Of Everything XXL Freshmen 2014
From 106 & Park to the #XXLFreshmen14 release party along with interviews and much more, check out "A Photo Gallery Of Everything XXL Freshmen 2014 ."
XXL Freshmen 2014 Selection Process Explained On Sway In The Morning
After premiering the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class on BET's 106 & Park last night, VS and the staff are on a rigorous press run to promote the cover. We kicked things off by stopping by The Breakfast Club, and now we head to Sway In The Morning to discuss the process of putting it all together.
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XXL Freshmen 2014: Watch Editor In Chief Vanessa Satten On The Breakfast Club
XXL Editor In Chief, Vanessa Satten, stopped by Power 105's Breakfast Club to discuss the reveal of the XXL Freshmen 2014 cover. Speaking on past covers and controversies along with the reasoning behind this year's class, in the interview the groups delves a little deeper into the phenomenon of Freshmen...
From The Mag: Chief Keef At Home
For our Freshman Class of 2013 issue, Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten flew to Chicago to spend a day with Chief Keef, just days after he was released from juvenile detention. Check out the feature story, outtakes from our exclusive photo shoot and a sneak video from his home below.
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Go Behind-the-Scenes of the March/April Issue with XXL’s EIC
Yep, after all this time we have finally gone ahead with the XXL awards. And we actually have trophies! In my corny mind, I have a photo of Kendrick Lamar cradling all his XXL Awards in his arms à la Lauryn Hill at the Grammy Awards in 1999. The i...