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XXL Freshman Class Of 2026: An Old Head’s Guide To The New Wave Of Hip-Hop
The XXL Freshman Class of 2026 has officially arrived, and we got the full breakdown for the people. Last year’s class had its highs, and it definitely had its lows. Gelo caught lightning in a bottle with his viral hit, “Tweaker.” What started as a song previewed on a livestream quickly turned into one of […]
Veteran Journalist James Bernard Cause Of Death Revealed
James Bernard, who served as an editor for XXL and The Source, was reported missing for 17 months before investigators uncovered the mystery.
The XXL Awards To Return & “Board” Of Music Heavyweights Will Weigh In On The Winners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: XXL / XXL XXL is bringing back the XXL Awards for 2022 but this time around they’ll be getting some heavyweight help in choosing the winners of the virtual trophies that many-a-rapper will no doubt be hoping to land. [embedded content] Taking to their website to announce their XXL Awards in their winter issue, the Hip-Hop magazine and outlet compiled some of the game’s most established industry executives, A&Rs, marketing experts, managers, producers, DJs, publicists and even some select veteran artists to help them vote on the winners of the XXL Awards. While many will recognize the likes of DJ Clue, Just Blaze and Big Boy, other participants include the likes of OG execs like Roberta Magrini, Noah Friedman, and James Cruz. “Celebrating hip-hop and h...
Twitter Debates The G.O.A.T. Hip-Hop Acts, Most Overrated & More
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phongthorn Hiranlikhit / EyeEm / Getty If there is one discussion among Hip-Hop fans, naming the greatest of all time acts in the genre is sure to be one of the more heated ones. On Twitter, fans are doing just that in discussing who “The G.O.A.T.” Hip-Hop acts are, who is the most overrated, and more. XXL, which has a penchant for posing open-ended questions via its Twitter account, issued a tweet that asked the following questions: Favorite rapper of all time: Rapper I dislike: Rapper that grew on me: Most overrated rapper: Most underrated rapper: The G.O.A.T.: Comment/quote with your answers} Related Stories Of course, people are using this moment to air out grievances against rappers they’re not fond of, or even insert names into the debate that...
