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‘GIG-IT’ Launches, With Help From Some Of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Names
‘GIG-IT’ Launches, With Help From Some Of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Names
‘GIG-IT’ Launches, With Help From Some Of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Names
There's really no way to create a context for GIG-IT, the newest interactive social media game that allows Facebook users to play concert promoter with some of the biggest names and artists across all genres of music. The game, which launched exactly two weeks ago to Facebook's app Center, currently has over 10,000 users, and it can be difficult to frame its importance because it really is the fir
Exclusive: An Open Letter From Asher Roth
Exclusive: An Open Letter From Asher Roth
Exclusive: An Open Letter From Asher Roth
Later today, former XXL Freshman and consistently nice dude Asher Roth will drop new mixtape Greenhouse Effect Volume 2, or GEV2 for short. Arriving five years after the first volume of GE, which was released in the midst of Asher's "I Love College" hype storm, the project is a return to form for the fun-loving MC...
Meet The New Cast Of Nick Cannon’s Old Show, ‘Wild ‘N Out’
Meet The New Cast Of Nick Cannon’s Old Show, ‘Wild ‘N Out’
Meet The New Cast Of Nick Cannon’s Old Show, ‘Wild ‘N Out’
Following the lead of hip-hop's warm embrace of comedy - from rappers' enthusiastic references of bits from comics like Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams and Kevin Hart, to hip-hop/comedy fusion shows like Def Comedy Jam - Nick Cannon capitalized on the early 2000s with his hilarious live battle show Wild' n Out...
August Alsina Talks ‘The Product 2,’ His Life In New Orleans And Working With The-Dream
August Alsina Talks ‘The Product 2,’ His Life In New Orleans And Working With The-Dream
August Alsina Talks ‘The Product 2,’ His Life In New Orleans And Working With The-Dream
At 20 years old, August Alsina is on the verge of blowing up. The Def Jam signee, handpicked by The-Dream for his Radio Killa imprint, has proven himself to be an exciting singer who takes bits and pieces of R&B and hip-hop themes. He broke through with “I Luv This Sh*t,” a cut featuring current XXL Freshmen Trinidad Jame$. The single emb...
Joey Bada$$ Talks ‘Summer Knights’ Mixtape And His Next Steps
Joey Bada$$ Talks ‘Summer Knights’ Mixtape And His Next Steps
Joey Bada$$ Talks ‘Summer Knights’ Mixtape And His Next Steps
On June 12, Joey Bada$$ will release his second full-length mixtape, Summer Knights. The tape’s name derives from the Chuck Strangers-produced intro from Joey's 2012 debut offering 1999, which introduced the world to the Brooklyn MC and left many flabbergasted by the maturity and depth behind his rhymes. Havi...
XXL’s Sneak Preview of Wale’s ‘The Gifted’
XXL’s Sneak Preview of Wale’s ‘The Gifted’
XXL’s Sneak Preview of Wale’s ‘The Gifted’
On Monday (June 3), Wale hosted an intimate listening session at the movie theater level of Bryant Park Hotel, located in Midtown Manhattan. Three weeks away from The Gifted's June 25 release date, the D.C. native invited journalists and hip-hop’s influential figures to preview the album. D’US...
Infamous Breaks Down Five Lil Wayne Tracks He Produced
Infamous Breaks Down Five Lil Wayne Tracks He Produced
Infamous Breaks Down Five Lil Wayne Tracks He Produced
With the five-year anniversary of Tha Carter III just a few days away (June 10), the XXL staff has been jamming to C3 and reminiscing on the importance of the album, Wayne's incredible hunger that comes through on each track and the hype that led up to the project's release...

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