Behind the Scenes at XXL‘s Next Up Cover Shoot (Pt. 1)

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  • Big Rico 305 – Wally Don Era Vet.

    Boosie Bad Azz is repping the hardest. Peep that “For my thugs” (released in 98) Hes been spitting life stories since back in the day. Even from the mouth of Pimp C and Bun B – Webbie and Boosie are the next UGK. Keep it TRILL in 08.

  • cherpser

    1STTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT NIGGGAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ I FINK DAT PAPOOSE IS GONNA BE DA BIGGEST OUT OF EVER1 BUT DIS IS GOOD 2 SEE YOUNG BLACK ME DOIN THERE THING..

  • http://myspace.com/perry_park $enio

    BOOSIE KEEP IT TRILL NIGGA. THEY AIN’T FUCKIN WIT YA

  • http://www.mysace.com/eonwallace London Boy

    S to the A is the F**kin Man, pap is cool too but its all about saigon dude snuffed Prodigy that ish made my year

    Saigon all day bars AND hooks

  • kdub

    shut the fucc up cherpser u act like this man a polished act that makes both hood songs and mainstream crossovers that everybody can relate to have u listened to rich boys new song let get this paper?? i’m not sayin rich is best out of all of them but papoose might just be another street rapper who cant make hits the fool spitting but wat is it worth if u cant make money from it???

  • http://xxlmag.com Bol

    Tomorrow’s feature: an interview with a leftover sandwich from the Next Up photo shoot.

  • morebucks

    none of these niggas il ever sell records dats not 2 say dey not nice all of em can spit except boosie I think rich boy il probaly sell the most but papoose is da nicest

  • ActionBoY

    That nigga Boosie sound way to confident for havin such a girly voice, haha….

  • WESTRYDA

    PAPOOSE IS NOT GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST OUT OF ALL OF THEM HE IS ONLY BIG IN NEW YORK AND THATY IT..IF ANY THING RICH BOY OR CROOKED I OR BOOSIE BAD

  • Peru

    Rap is the only music genre where it’s a requirement to have a fake as swagger about you. Boosie…what the fuck you talkin bout nigga!!! You the best??? Wow…then the rest must be dead…that nigga is terrible, all these niggas…you know what I see why grown people don’t like RAP Music…oprah needs to start a label…weak fucks!!!

    • durdy burd

      first off PERU u stupid ass bich,not er body in rap and hiphop fake!!!so wut u need to do is get off this site and go shuve a dick up ur,ass out ur,mouth and through each one of ur,earsBICH!!!the only thing i didnt get wuz wen they said there wasnt any beef in the rap game.did any body believe that?if u,did ur, a straight dumb ass!!!\there will always be beef in rap and hiphop!!!!!!

      P.S.
      LONG LIVE RAP AND HIPHOP MUSIC AND LIFE STYLE BICHES!!!

  • triplesixninja

    boosie is the illest
    i see you big rico the wally don era vet.

    ACTIONBOY IS A FAG
    U THINK BEING HARD HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PITCH OF UR VOICE. GET THE FUCK OUTA HERE HOMO

  • SAY NO 2 DRUGS

    yo either yall dumb def or blind to not say LUPE will be the HOTTEST out of these cats…even with the FIASCOGATE stuff going on…that dude will be around for a while remember that…1

  • to roecity

    stop boosie is the realist stop hating on the boot pussy ass internet thugs because i can bet you internet thugs how ever much you want to bet that you want come to the boot and disrepect boosie with out get shot or jump because from top to tha bottom tha boot got boosie back and if you looking for me i anit hard to find just come to roecity(monroe louisiana) on the south i be in one of these hood 4show AQ Alabama ST lane south3rd 10steet and ask if you internet thug want to fuk with a goom. louisiana HEADQUATER OF THE SOUTH

  • Big Rico 305 – Wally Don Era Vet.

    For all the boosie haters that say he can’t spit.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=vZWpyodo9VE

    Keep your ignorance to yourself, saying comments on an emcee you never heard of. You never heard his shit because you probably aren’t from the south. We keep it Trill down here, all the NY shit is garbage these days, nobody buys that homo shit, Im a true hip hop fan, Wu is the best group of all time, Pete Rock is my fav. producer but these days im feeling the south because they’re keepin it real.

    So like Pimp C said – “Somebody asked me why am I riding on the east, all I did was tell the truth the bullshit need to CEASE. – If you aint hating nigga why the fuck you mad , if your records aint selling get ya fingers out your ass biyaaatch!”

    Nuff said – Smoke Something Bitch!

  • triplesixninja

    boosies got them yellow eyes like his daddy eyes
    with a look up on his face that say homocide

    u out yo mind knicca
    well me too
    well me too
    well me too!

  • uptowns finest

    Yo now everybody already knows pap is the illest lyrisist in the game right now…..but as u know lyrics dont sell any more. its the down south booty shake b*llsh*it. no matter who holds it down pap & siagon hold it down nikhas one

  • holla

    (bishop lamont and crooked i) easy

  • Shawn

    Yo that beat thats playin is fire! Gotta give it up 2 my man Lupe, hes killin dudes! Boosie’s aiight, but Lupe definitelys my man..

  • AirlineGeneral08

    Ya’ll tripping my nigga Saigon wil destory all them dudes foreal, get that album dec 4th!

  • Plies

    Plies dont like boosie lol i dont know why they said they all get along plies shot at bossie nigglets

    • LEESBURG.. FLA

      Ay bruH…. In gainesviLLE….. PLies Brother shot at the promoter and hit folk in the crOwd… you dont kNOw naN about what you taking Bout foLk… So shut ya dick sucKA…Plies aint Had No toOl and aint shot naN.. if he shot at boosie.. One of them Would Be slump right NOw and that would be another loss to hip hoP… lame azz..

  • chizzo

    Cant wait til Saigon releases his record! Been dying to hear that for a minute.. Even wit all dat Just Blaze beef, its still gonna be hot.. yo anybody know what track is playing in the background??

  • bottomboi g

    Boosie Boo aka lil hatch. Thats my thug there. Niggas aint fucking with boosie yall better get that zoom shit out ya head and listen to that real boosie. Get the mixtapes get the shit this nigga was spittin at 15 crazy. niggas dont know about that boosie. they just know zoom and shit

  • http://YadigDVd.com deandre FUENTES

    WHO’S PHUCKING WITH PApo0SE?
    youtube.com/watch?v=WV9WItPthkU

    • http://www.myspace.com/booeybooeyblahblah BFC

      Crooked I is.

      youtube.com/watch?v=4EeYQZYiZFM

  • NAWLEDGE

    Big Rico 305 – Wally Don Era Vet. Says:

    Keep your ignorance to yourself, saying comments on an emcee you never heard of. You never heard his shit because you probably aren’t from the south. We keep it Trill down here, all the NY shit is garbage these days, nobody buys that homo shit, Im a true hip hop fan, Wu is the best group of all time, Pete Rock is my fav. producer but these days im feeling the south because they’re keepin it real.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Yo homie, Im from the 305 too, and Boosie SUCKS FUCKIN BALLS!! If you really from miami and listen to 89.1 the streets, you know that MY niggas, my STATE SQUAD niggas are WAAAAYYYY better than Bossie GarbageAzz. Yo have you ever heard Major League fool. That nigga AND the female are both better than Bossie. If you dont believe me, and if the haters dont believe me, check it out for yourself.
    myspace.com/hustleman123
    myspace.com/ghostp19
    myspace.com/aceoriginal
    myspace.com/bossplayerinc
    And dont check back until you ACTUALLY listen to the music on they page.

  • http://myspace.com/loonyt706 loony T

    Boosie and Plies the two realest in the game

  • http://www.myspace.com Garrett Braden

    Boosie Wack ass and he know it all he talking about is WIPE ME DOWN he need to WIPE HIS ASS with all that bullshit coming out his ass

  • Mr.Theory

    Man…the only one’s WORTHY of being called a leader of some sort are

    Lupe, Saigon, Papoose…and possibly…Boosie…

    THE ONLY REASON WHY, is cuz he got mad support from the South and to be honest, the South is doing big things right now…

    the others = jokes

    **Question for all**

    [What is really "The Real Shi*"??? Cuz everybody got there own definition...]

  • Just Somebody

    Boosie – The best street artist out…it’s not the shinin’ with him, it’s more about being fly and fresh today because you might not see tomorrow. Like, living in the moment.

    Saigon – He is not going to blow, I know his is a good lyricist, but his look and sound is not that of a superstar…he’s like Jennifer Hudson of rap.

    RichBoy – Amazed me with his content. I am expecting Mos Def type flows from him in the future.

    Plies – Has a great flow and is one of my favorite. I place him in the catagory with Boosie, except Plies doesn’t make me FEEL it like him.

    Lupe – All he needs is the right beats…he is going to be a legend one day.

    Zoe – No future. Voice sound good on record, but it’s nothing we ain’t already heard that I can’t hear from Jeezy.

    Papoose – Someone so widely respected for his skill + Been out for sooo long and still ain’t selling = NO PLAY. Just like Joe Budden and Graf if it ain’t happen by now it ain’t going to…or maybe another 5 years.

  • http://WWW.WESTCOASTDYNASTY.COM WESTCOAST

    LMAOOOOOOO at you kids and your “boosie” shit hahahaahhaah “the realest” hahaahha CROOKED I will destroy any of them on that cover crooked was sptting hard shit before theses kids disccoverd a pen. we the realest on the westcoast thats why you dont see us much in the spotlight cuz we too real for todays kids shit yeall rap about the 90s was our shit cuz it was real music back than and we still got better spitters westcoastttttt out http://www.westcoastdynasty.com http://www.myspace.com/crookedi get familiar

  • http://xxlmag.com NAPTOWN30

    BOOSIE BAD AZZ GON BE DA ONE TO KEEP DA GAME GOIN…CAUZE HE SPIT DA TRUTH ERRYTIME ESPECIALLY BACK IN DA BOOSIE HE WAZ REALLY DA TRUTH

  • JasonKeith734

    Boosie is that nigga. All haters eat an AIDS infected dick. Crooked is the truth too. Papoose and Saigon will ride the pine 4ever

  • http://internetexplorer li pupu

    you bustas incredible. how a nigga voice gon define his flow or street cred. that nigga bossie got life stories 4 yo ass. i hope all them niggas do good. want to see what the boy papoose gotta say since he suppose to be the next muthafucka to bring new york back. what i’ve come 2 realize is that a lot of you tricks get on this internet and talk reckless but you aint nothing but some wack ass rappers who couldn’t get a deal so you mad at a nigga who came up. oh and by the way for the one who talking bout bossie voice, jay-z that nigga but he got a bitch ass voice too.

  • N.O. 4 life

    on the real im feelin all these dudes(no homo) for their respective contributions…but at the same time i cant see any of them being a “superstar”…none of them has that crossover appeal…which in my opnion is great for hip hop overall

  • Trap-A-Lot

    Papoose Rich boy the Two realest in the game Stack Was To

  • Tip (I’m Just Me)

    Why are y’all fighting over region and who is doing what in what region? You see the video. These rappers are not even fighting amongst themselves. It’s you guys with your silly East vSouth vs whoever BS.

  • DBoi211

    Dat nigga boosie been spittin dat real shit since he was 12. If yo aint real or hood then of course yo ass aint gone feel what my nigga talkin bout. Hate or participate u lame ass niggas!

  • BOOOOOOOOOOO!

    None of these little Niggas are going to have real carrers or sales success. You can tell by the way they had to be grouped together to get a cover/article on themselves done because none of them can stand alone…

    Papoose already been dropped, Sia getting pushed back, the rest are flavor of the minutes in the God awful wasteland known as Southern Hip-Hop. Believe it, no ones paying attention because no one cares!

    From this point on thier fates are tied together as reflections of each others mediocrecy – not a good look.

  • http://www.myspace.com/civilmicsmovement Spring Villain

    Saigon the future of Hip Hop? Might as well give Puffy the “Best Lyricist In The Game” award. To be the future you have to know where you came from, and this n*gga is totally lying about his hometown. Homie, Your NOT FROM BROOKLYN! Your From Rockland County! REP YO’ HOOD LIKE A REAL N*GGA WOULD!

    • School Daze

      Spring Villain says:

      Saigon the future of Hip Hop? Might as well give Puffy the “Best Lyricist In The Game” award. To be the future you have to know where you came from, and this n*gga is totally lying about his hometown. Homie, Your NOT FROM BROOKLYN! Your From Rockland County! REP YO’ HOOD LIKE A REAL N*GGA WOULD!

      Dude what rock have you been under? He reps both equally. Because he’s been both equally (I use to see dude in Marcy (BK) as much as Da Valley). Homie is always talking about Da Valley (Rock County). He put it in some songs too. You can add Jersey, VA and New Berg to his list too. Because homie been all over. So what do you mean he’s not repping? He already shouted this sh*t out and ran his sh*t down. He already did his share of repping. Hell, I would rep you fools either. All you going to do is throw dirt on his name anyway. Regardless of what he says or does. Because misery loves company.

  • http://www.xxlmag.com noid

    I HAVE ONLY ONE QUESTION…WHY IS THAT LITTLE CRACKHEAD BOOSIE IN THERE?I WAS HOPING HE WAS FINISHED,I PUT HIM IN THE UNDER THE SAME FILE AS I PUT A BEY BEY,AND OTHER SOUTHERN HERBS THAT RAP ABOUT NOTHING YET SEEM TO THINK THEY ILL?THE SOUTH IS SO GASSED RIGHT ABOUT NOW ITS SICKENING!

  • UncStudent

    Joell Ortiz is truth he is the future, and with Dr. Dre accepting nothing less than perfection its going to be a hip hop classic album when he drops.

  • STOP HATEN

    WHY YALL HATEN ON LIL BOOSIE, AINT NO NIGGA OUT THERE HARDER THEN HIM HE SPEAKS FROM THE HEART AND IF YOU A HOOD NIGGA YOU WOULD KNOW THAT, BUT TO ALL YALL PERFECT PICTURE LIVES ASS NIGGAS YALL PROBALY CANT FELL IT, KEEP DOING YO THANG BOOSIE WE SEE YOU SHINING
    FROM THAT MEMPH TEN

  • CameRon.

    Boosie the Realist nigga in dis rap shit if you aint heard is underground shit or his whole album you cant say SHIT! unlike these other niggaz in dis rap shit he spit “Life Stories” not lies and dreams.

  • Hova

    XXL how can u not have Uncle Murder in your top ten u know hed murk your top ten on the spot start recognising the realest
    EAST NEWYORK

  • Philly.S

    booise sucks
    zoe is aight
    really all of them suck
    saigon is nice
    but in reality they all suc
    go weezy

  • Big Koon

    Papoose got DROPPED,
    Zoe FLOPPED,
    Sia got PUSHED BACK,
    and Bossie is just WACK!

    XXL, your list is irrelevent!

  • http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FOFENT HOOD SINCE 84

    LUPE….SAI GIDDY AND JOELL

  • bruno

    Yall suck alot of Hip Hop dick get a life.