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Among 60 competitors, Standard Producers and Monster Energy sought out Samik The Symphony as the winner of the "Beast of The Beats VI" competition. Winning a studio session with G.O.O.D. Music recording artist Cyhi The Prynce as the prize, Samik and Cyhi hit the studio creating a chemistry that was surely off the wall...
Kanye West has had enough. Nearly a few hours after he verbally attacked Jimmy Kimmel on Twitter, he strikes again at paparazzi in Los Angeles. Approached by them at 4 a.m., ‘Ye took offense to their intrusion by pushing them away and calling them “bloodsucking mosquitoes...
The phrase “Slept-On” often sounds like a misnomer when you’re dealing with artists on the come up. Of course they’re “Slept-On,” when they haven’t even broken yet. However, hip-hop has a long history of the success of rap crews led by one very specific leader in each camp...
May is coming to a close, and that means that most schools around the country will be out for summer. With that in mind, XXL decided to dig into the archives and look back at some of our favorite rappers when they were still in school...
2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever.
In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up through their music since being a Freshman...