You know it was inevitable. Nas sat down with FUSE TV and compared his quintessential Hip-Hop classic, Illmatic, to his current Hip-Hop classic (?) Life Is Good. Over twenty years span both albums and a lot has changed with Queens rapper since then. Something he has acknowledged. Nas also speaks on hoping to inspire the current class of rappers keep […]
Nas is a busy man these days as he continues to promote his tenth studio album, Life Is Good. He donned a customized Mets jersey as he performed at the Major League Baseball Fan Cave in New York City. The man of the hour performed select cuts from his new album including “Bye Baby,” “Daughters,” “The […]
Nas‘ 10th studio album, Life Is Good, is receiving high praise among critics and fans alike. With a press blitz that spanned every talk show and pretty much anywhere that was anywhere in New York City yesterday, Life Is Good is projected to take the #1 spot on Billboard next week. According to day one figures on Hits Daily […]
This past year and change, Hip-Hop became acquainted with a diverse group of West Coast MCs who with their powers combined are known as Black Hippy. XXL Magazine recently caught up with the crew, which is comprised of Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul for a photo shoot. Luckily for us, XXL provided us with some behind the scenes […]
It has been a decade since 50 Cent’s landmark mixtape, 50 Cent Is The Future, literally hit the streets. When people say a mixtape is hitting the streets in today’s day and age, they almost always mean “E-Streets” and “Internets.” Back in 2002 when Curtis Jackson was revolutionizing the mixtape game, he literally hit the […]
XXL Magazine and Corona partner up to give an exclusive look behind the scenes to Waka Flocka’s cover shoot. He shows appreciation for being able to grace the cover through admitting he felt slighted by artists making past covers. Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family in stores June 12th.
In commemoration of what would have been the Notorious B.I.G.’s 40 th birthday, his longtime friend Lil Cease penned a letter to the slain MC. In the heartfelt letter, released by XXL, Cease expresses his love for B.I.G. writing, “Thank you for giving me a career, positive path and showing me the real meaning of […]
Say what you will of Waka Flocka Flame’s lyricism, or lack there of, he is still one of Rap’s most popular artists, with more hits to his name than a struggle rapper will ever create. So it should be no surprise Waka graces the cover of the June 2012 issue of XXL Magazine. In the […]
Another year means another issue of XXL with Lil Wayne on its cover. The “How To Love” rapper graces the front of the Hip-Hop magazine’ s March 2012 edition. The cover story is part of the issue’s special Hip-Hop Live package and features Weezy discussing the touring advice he gives his YMCMB brethren, among other […]
They asked her, so she told them. Last week, in an interview with The Women of Hip-Hop, Eve was asked her opinion on the current crop of female MCs. She kept it funky and said she wasn’t digging a certain female 2012 XXL Freshman cover girl too tough. “I’m not really into the Iggy Azalea […]
“Magazine said I’m shallow, I never learned to swim/Still they put me on they cover cause I earn for them,” Jay-Z slyly rapped on the DJ Premier produced “So Ghetto” from his Vol. 3… Life and Time Of S. Carter album. Hova wasn’t kidding. Since first gracing the cover of the storied NYC Hip-Hop mag […]
“Too $hort gives s*x advice to middle school kids.” Sounds like a skit on Chappelle’s Show because nobody would think that something like that would ever get the green light in real life, right? Wrong. For some reason, a few staffers at XXL Magazine’s website thought that a Too $hort giving advice to young boys […]
