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Read XXL’s Exclusive Rick Ross Cover Story
Read XXL’s Exclusive Rick Ross Cover Story
Read XXL’s Exclusive Rick Ross Cover Story
We Do This Life stays getting better for the slimmed down boss, Rick Ross. Words Dan Rys Images Zach Wolfe Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine. Check out our cover story on Meek Mill right here. I...
Read XXL’s Exclusive Meek Mill Cover Story
Read XXL’s Exclusive Meek Mill Cover Story
Read XXL’s Exclusive Meek Mill Cover Story
We Be On It With legal drama behind him, a new album and the baddest chick in hip-hop on his arm, Meek Mill is the man of the moment. Words Vanessa Satten Images Zach Wolfe Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine. I...
Check Out The Game’s First XXL Cover Story From 2005
Check Out The Game’s First XXL Cover Story From 2005
Check Out The Game’s First XXL Cover Story From 2005
Limelight The Game had a hard-knock life in the city of Compton before deciding to take a crack at the rap game. Vowing to bring the West Coast back as a major player in the hip-hop world, he, in fact, did just that. Bow down! Words Jon Caramanica Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the April 2005 issue of XXL Magazine. It i...
Writer At War: Kendrick Lamar’s XXL Cover Story
Writer At War: Kendrick Lamar’s XXL Cover Story
Writer At War: Kendrick Lamar’s XXL Cover Story
Writer At War Kendrick Lamar in his own words. Images Tom Medvedich Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. A lot of times in interviews, people ask me things like, “How does it feel now? What have ...
Read XXL’s Entire G-Unit Reunion Cover Story
Read XXL’s Entire G-Unit Reunion Cover Story
Read XXL’s Entire G-Unit Reunion Cover Story
Crew Love They made history selling millions of records as hip-hop’s most successful crew and then broke up. Now six years later, the G-Unit brothers are back together and ready to take over hip-hop again. Compiled by Vanessa Satten, Eric Diep and Miranda Johnson Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. The May...
Ab-Soul And Jay Rock On New Projects And What Makes TDE Tick From XXL’s Oct/Nov Cover Story
Ab-Soul And Jay Rock On New Projects And What Makes TDE Tick From XXL’s Oct/Nov Cover Story
Ab-Soul And Jay Rock On New Projects And What Makes TDE Tick From XXL’s Oct/Nov Cover Story
Ed. Note: The following interview with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock is pulled from the outtakes from XXL's TDE cover story in our upcoming Oct/Nov issue.  There was no real rhyme or reason to how we grabbed the members of TDE for conversations during the photo shoot for our Oct/Nov cover story. We pulle...