Behind the Scenes at XXL’s Next Up Cover Shoot (Pt. 2)

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  • DIRTY WATERZ

    1st bitches.. lil boosie is wack!

    • Jay Jizzle

      Lupe Fiasco and Joell Ortiz!
      and maybe MAYBE Papoose but he aint got nothing out.
      The rest are just flames about to drown in the flood of new artist. They all say that they bad and they the hardest but the game aint where there heart is. there all about stackn cash and smackn ass. music today needs more soul & substance!

    • sexiparis

      Im gon tell you straight up if you think lil boosie is whack, you ain’t never had it hard.Im from the hood and we listen to real shit Lil Boosie is like the next 2Pac

  • Peter S

    Crooked I = Best Rapper Alive

  • http://www.westcoastdynasty.com wesssstcoastttttt

    CROOKED I baby we run this shit crooked anybody killa he will detroy any suckas in his way the realest mothafucka out C.O.B circle of bossessssssss
    http://www.westcoastdynasty.com
    http://www.myspace.com/CROOKEDI
    http://www.dubcnn.com/media/hiphopweeky/

  • boonDock

    At the 1:15 mark, Young Dro calls Joell, Juelez…what a corn ball, no respect for the East up North.

    • Lefty tha #1 Southpaw

      ayo how dare you talk shit about joell ortiz like that he got some of the most powerful and influential lyrics in the game name a better artist other than papoose, joell and grafh

      • http://www.xxlmag.com noid

        I WAS FEELING YOU UP UNTILL YOU MENTIONED GRAFH!WHAT THE FUCK?GRAFH?PLEASE DONT PUT THAT RETARD IN THE SAME CATERAGORY WITH PAPOOSE AND JOELL ORTIZ!

        • Lefty Tha #1 Southpaw

          cmon man you know hes one of the most respected artists in the game right now doin his rocafella thing hes got his own style of rappin that makes him great and i forgot to mention maino hes the shit too

  • Trev-O-Negative

    Joell ortiz & crooked i are da best on da entire cover,i don’t know y da fuck dey in da inset.and i c pap lame ass ain’t in da video,but then again mayb he is but it keep gettin’ stopped,dat’z sum old bullshit.But all issues aside,i can’t wait 4 Joell ortiz’ aftermath album debut,plus u already know crooked i gonna b dat fire,hell he wuz rumored 2 b on detox.

  • http://ww.eee.oe.com King

    Dese Dudes better start making hit records then…Cuz aint no of them have anything cracking rite now

  • DatsDat

    Crooked I, that’s wassup. Remember the name.

  • Sherice

    How come THA KID MD aint on yaws list, can we get some rap artist from the DC and MD area, no Wale or Tabi Bonnet, at least put THA KID MD on there, them niggas rap too…sad…sad…sad!

    DC and MD get blackballed by xxl and source!

  • bashin

    Joell and Crooked.
    Fuck da rest.
    My bad, respect to all the other artist, i’m sure u all are special in whatever way, lol

  • Realtalk

    Young Dro!!!!!
    GrandHustle All day everyday!!!!!

  • 2wack

    bishop lamont needed to be up thier asswell!wtf

  • truetalk

    CROOKED is the only one that matters. when BOSS drops, he’ll get a cover by himself!

  • allcityunseen

    Crooked I is the best from the new west. I was the first dj to play crooked I in the east coast . shouts to joell and papoose

  • Nismo

    Crooked I thats it. thats all. done

    BOSS – Beginning of something serious.

    MR HHW !

  • TK

    how come Papoose wasn’t in any of the video interviews?

  • http://xxlmag.com J.V.

    Crooked I definetely tha next nigga on here to take ova!! also lupe nice n lil boosie,papoose! stop hatin on boosie! oh ya bt WILLY NORTHPOLE shoulda been on here datz ma nigga rite dere! HOT ROD, CINQUE, JUICE, n MAN UP SQUAD bitches! ARIZONA gonna take ova pretty soon niggaz so be ready!!!

  • http://xxlmag.com NAPTOWN30

    BOOSIE DA BEST NIGGA IN DA RAP GAME HIM & TRILL BOUT 2 PUT 07′ & 08′ IN DA TRUNK & RIDE OFF READY 2 DUMP AT U FUCK NIGGAZ…PLIES IZ DA TRUTH 2 WATCH OUT FOR DAT MAN CAUZE HE IZ A BEAST…YALL NEED 2 GO BACK LIKE 7 TO 8 YEARZ & U WILL HEAR DA REALIST NIGGA U EVER HEARD WHICH IZ BOOSIE FROM BACK WHEN HE WAZ BOUT 12 OR 13…CHECK EM OUT

  • Otherwise

    I don’t think cats are ready for what Fiasco is gonna bring…That’s why currently he’s catching so much static…His plan is crazzzy!! STRAP ON YOUR SEAT BELTS

  • bayish

    ya boy another heater from the west..dont slepp on him xxl

  • BEE

    what kind of shades Dro got on. Anybody know. Fire!!!!!
    Its Grand Hustle Pimp!!!

  • The Truth

    Where is Attitude his resume and verses are incredible Timbaland “Kill Yourself”, Nelly Furtado “Afraid”, Rich Boy “Role Models” and his mixtape appearances on Gangsta Grillz should have put him there.

  • http://www.xxlmag.com noid

    NO OFFENSE BUT SHOULDER LEAN WILL BE DRO’S HIGHLIGHT OF HIS CAREER.AND I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT CROOKED I BUT I DO KNOW HE’S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE MID 90′S WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE’S GONNA MAKE IT NOW AND DIDN’T THEN?PAPOOSE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A SHOT TO MAKE HISTORY!

  • huhwhat

    Go Boosie Bad Azz!!! Nice to see that you were the first one hated on… That means something… Keep doing your thing son!!! BATON ROUGE FOREVER!!!!!

  • dabadbrownbitch

    boosie do yo thang baby fuck this hoes hating on you in your own words..NOTHING LIKE BATON ROUGE!!!

  • Dimos

    CROOKED I!!!

  • http://myspace.com/cameronag CameRon Nigga.

    “Lil’ Boosie Bad Azz” and “Plies” The two “Realest” niggaz in this music shit!! if you aint heard dey underground shit you can’t say shit!! Dey spit “Life Stories” not lies and dreams.

  • EmuthafuckinP

    All yall bitches dumb ass hell boosie da hardest nigga out right now. U got to be strait jackass to think any thang else. U can hate and diss all u want but da south runnin the whole rap game. We here now get use 2 it bitch ass niggas.

  • VYCOZ SHINOBI

    I LOVE YOUNG CROOKED I, DUDE IS HOT. CANT TOUCH HIM…ALL THESE OTHA MCS R LYRICALY DISABLED. AFRICA KNOWS AND BELIEVES THAT CROOKED I IS THE BEST

  • SANTANA BLOCC COMPTON CRIP

    1ST OFF DA BEST COAST IZ BACC!!!!ALL I GOTTA SAY IZ… (CROOKED I)IM GLAD U STOP FUCCIN WITH DA DUDE DATZ ONLY GONNA GET U IN EVERY AWARDS SHOW TO GET SHOOT AT BUT NEVER GONNA PUT A CD OUT WITH NEW SHIT ON IT DATZ WHY PETEY AINT DROPPED SHIT SINCE HE CAME OUT HERE!!!! BUT DAT NIGGA MYSPACE PAGE IZ OFF DA HOOK MY NIGGA LETTIN IT BE KNOWN DA WEST AINT WUT (THE GAME) MAKE IT OUT TO BE WE DONT NEED TO DICC RIDE EVERYBODY TO MAKE IT!! BUT WHY DA FUCC YALL GET GORILLA ZOE HE GOT ONE GOOD SONG AND JEZZY KILLED HIM ON DA REMIX YALL WAS BETTER OFF GETTIN SOULJA BOY lol…

  • DA SERGEANT

    HEY BOOSIE, SOUTHSIDE BRC..MCK 98′ I REMEMBER YOU LIL NIGGA PLAYIN VB BALL AND SHIT…BIG UPS

  • Double R

    I WOULDA PUT WILLIE THE KID (NOT GILLIE) AND SKYZOO ON THE COVER, BUT WHO AM I OTHER THAN JUST A REAL HIP HOP FAN. PEACE

  • http://daphne3055 durdy south

    jay jizzle is who i need to start off with in this comment….
    first off jay u, aint shit but a dumb pussy ass lil biach!!!second off were tha fuck is young jeezy on these top ten for the future lists???!!!i mean dat nigga realer dan all des cats they talkin bout!!!and then were tha fuck is my man lil wayne?!cuz yall, know as well as i do that wayne and jeezy need to be up on there!!!and another thing is,I bet half these rappers aint even that gotdamn cool as they say they are wit, each other.also in tha year 2008 and so on i heard beef in tha rap game wuz gone increase to outside of da game if thats true then tha rap game gone be on fya!!!

    P.S.LONG LIVE RAP AND HIPHOP!!!
    FUCK ALL HATERZ!!!AND FUCK U!!!

  • 4M THE WEST

    CROOKED I IS THE TRUTH ALL YOU OTHERS STOP HATING ON CROOKED AND THE WEST!!!!!!

    MAN THEY SHOULD’VE PUT OMAR CRUZ UP THERE

  • 318DBoi

    Say What U Want Bout Boosie Bad Azz a.k.a. Hollywood Hatchet but u goin hear him everytime he drop

  • Q! Tha Great!

    this shouldn’t have been a top ten just a top five: Crooked I, Lupe Fiasco, Papoose, Joel Ortiz & Saigon. and that’s no disrespect to the other five MC’s, I just think these five have the best potential to do something special in hip hop. and why wasn’t a dude like Bishop Lamont mentioned?

  • Renzarelli

    Crooked I is the best on that cover!!! And Bishop Lamont should have been on there t0o. I foresee a future cover with both of them on there under the caption “Next West Thang”!!!

  • jennifer

    what up i want to have a shout out to pretty ricky. i love yall guys. keep yall head up and keep doing yall. love yall

  • NIXON

    Sad times in the world of hip-hop when none of these top ten mcs will even be considered or thought of in 2010. FUCK. thats less than 3 yrs away…do you honestly think that in a ‘top ten list’ of best rappers Dead or Alive, conducted 10 yrs from today, that any of these 10 artists will even be considered?? I mean Crooked’s the best of these half-weights, but wasn’t he (and Suge) gonna bring back the West a few yrs back under….uumm…Death Row…he didn’t blow than…..

    so maybe it’s actually Papoose that is our best hope for that new Illmatic we all crave so deeply like Domino’s, but please PAP drop that fuckin’ American Dream album before we all go dyslexic or something…..FUCK..

  • http://www.google.com 4evamc

    lil boosie cant rap be clear! top ten new nigga?

  • JaySober

    Joell is the future. Seems like a cool dude too, so many rappers mean muggin and acting hard. LOL. Noone believes you.

  • SOHARLEM

    IM SORRY BUT NONE OF THESE DUDES ARE GONNA BE UP NEXT. THEY PROBABLY MEANT NEXT FLOPS