XXL Magazine

Notorious B.I.G. covers XXL’s February/March issue

January 23, 2012

In paying tribute to the 15th anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.'s tragic passing, XXL Magazine has chosen to lace the cover of its forthcoming issue with the...

Lupe Fiasco Covers XXL

April 12, 2011

On the heels of his chart-topping Lasers album, Lupe Fiasco received the honors to grace the cover of XXL's May issue. The Chicago emcee opens up about his...

XXL 2011 Freshman Class – The Mixtape

Music
March 23, 2011

Celebrating their fourth annual Freshman issue, XXL brings forth the accompanying 2011 Freshman Class mixtape hosted by DJ Whoo Kid. As the cover revealed...

XXL’s 2011 Freshman Class Cypher (Part 3 of 3)

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March 18, 2011

Here is the third and final part to the XXL Freshman Class Cypher series, and closing out the ceremonies was Big K.R.I.T, Fred Da Godson and Meek Mill. All of...

XXL’s 2011 Freshman Class Cypher (Part 2 of 3)

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March 16, 2011

Part two of the 2011 XXL Freshman Class cypher has just unraveled. This time the circle consists of Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar, CyHi Da Prynce, Lil B and DJ Kast...

Lil Twist – XXL Freshman Freestyle

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March 15, 2011

One of the more obscure nominees of the 2011 XXL Freshman class was certainly Lil Twist, but in his latest contribution to XXL's freestyle series, he proves...

XXL Freshman Freestyle: Meek Mill

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March 8, 2011

The young Philly rapper is next up on the list to showcase his lyrical forte for XXL's Freshman freestyle series. We just previously heard Lil B, and now comes...

XXL Interview with 9th Wonder

July 15, 2010

XXL Magazine recently caught up with the legendary 9th Wonder for a brief interview on a wide array topics. One of the notable moments during the discussion,...

XXL – 10 Freshman For ’10 (Mixtape)

Music
March 8, 2010

For their feature on Rap's most promising artists in the 2010 acclaimed Hip Hop magazine XXL enlists DJ Whoo Kid to mix up the exclusive cuts delivered by the...

XXL’s 2010 Freshmen Cover

March 1, 2010

XXL brings yet another edition of their Freshmen class, this one for marking 2010's new upcoming acts. The question is how do they compare to last year's...