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Adidas: Respect The West Ft. Kendrick Lamar, YG, Dom Kennedy & Casey Veggies   After helping launch the Originals 2011 Adidas Boot Collection, Kendrick Lamar headlined a showcase of young rising stars call Respect the West.  Each of the featured artists is making a fair share of noise in the industry and simultaneously playing a […]

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XXL Kendrick Lamar Show – S.O.B.’s, Dec. 18 New York City, NY    Featuring – King Mez, Emilio Rojas, Phil Ade, & Kendrick Lamar   XXL put together a showcase headlined by Kendrick, featuring several 2012 Freshman Candidates.  The show was hosted by Shade 45’s Sway & Devi Dev of the Sway in the Morning Show. […]

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XXL Freshmen Candidates Speak OnTheir Nomination With Hip-Hop Wired   Last night I had the chance to speak with XXL Freshmen Candidates, Danny Brown, Phil Ade, A$AP Rocky,  & Iggy Azalea.  I asked them each 3 questions pertaining to their nominations.   (more…)

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“I Know Rap People” (feat. Maino & Red Cafe) XXL Magazine shot a Brooklyn edition of “I Know Rap People” featuring Red Cafe and Maino battling to show their knowledge of the borough that birthed Biggie and Jay-Z in relation to rap music. See who knew more songs with “Brooklyn” in the title, how many […]