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Here’s What Every XXL Freshman Class Has Brought to Hip-Hop

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Here’s What Every XXL Freshman Class Has Brought to Hip-Hop

From the very first Freshman class in 2007 to this year’s 18th anniversary, every artist inducted over the last decade-and-a-half shares one thing in common: this milestone moment in their careers helped serve as a catalyst for their stardom.Over the last 18 years, XXL has proudly and confidently assumed the responsibility of predicting the next rap stars to take over hip-hop. Every day, new artists burst onto the scene with the makings […]

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Tyler The Creator Still Hates Podcasts: ‘That Sh*t Is Gross’

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Tyler The Creator Still Hates Podcasts: ‘That Sh*t Is Gross’

Back in December, during an interview with Billboard, Tyler The Creator took issue with the recent proliferation of podcasts, which have seemingly taken over all of our favorite streaming services and social media feeds. At the time, he said, “If I was president, the first thing I would do is take podcast mics away from n****s.” It’s a little over six months later, and it doesn’t appear his opinion has […]

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Mac DeMarco Announces ‘Guitar’ And Shares ‘Home’

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Mac DeMarco Announces ‘Guitar’ And Shares ‘Home’

The last time we heard from Mac DeMarco, it was with the release of a 199-song album, One Wayne G, in 2023. More recently, he announced a huge tour, and now there’s an album behind it: Today (June 24), DeMarco announced Guitar. He also shared the chilled-out single “Home.” DeMarco calls it “a song I wrote at my home in Los Angeles about what home means to me” and says […]

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Brandy and Monica Announce “Boy Is Mine” Tour

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Brandy and Monica Announce “Boy Is Mine” Tour

Brandy and Monica are going on tour together. The two R&B stars shared the news on Tuesday (June 24) via their respective social media accounts: they will be hitting the road this fall on the “Boy Is Mine” Tour. Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Fri. June 27. The tour will feature special guests Kelly Rowland, Muni Long, and American Idol winner, Jamal Roberts. Things will kick […]

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Peggy Gou Shares ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ From The ‘F1’ Movie Soundtrack

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Peggy Gou Shares ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ From The ‘F1’ Movie Soundtrack

The F1 movie soundtrack is the gift that keeps on giving, and today (June 24), it gives again with the release of Peggy Gou’s kinetic single “D.A.N.C.E.” Gou says of the song, “This track to me is all about connecting with joy and feeling free. I hope it makes people want to dance all summer long.” Gou’s song follows contributions from Don Toliver and Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Tate McRae, […]

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Cardi B Will Finally Drop Her Sophomore Album After 2,723 Days

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Cardi B Will Finally Drop Her Sophomore Album After 2,723 Days

Cardi B's new album has been a LONG time coming. Seven years after the release of her debut LP, Invasion of Privacy, it finally looks like the follow-up is really happening. Nah, for real this time. But will fans be satisfied with what they get after nearly a decade-long album hiatus?Cardi B Announces New Album Release DateOn Monday (June 23), after teasing a big announcement, Bardi revealed on Instagram the name, cover […]

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Rob49 Shares First ‘WTHelly Remix’ Video Wtih G Herbo

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Rob49 Shares First ‘WTHelly Remix’ Video Wtih G Herbo

Rob49‘s hit single “WTHelly” has been nearly inescapable for the past few months, and with a new remix video featuring G Herbo, the New Orleans native looks to extend its legs through the summer. In a wise decision, he keeps the extended outro — which fueled hundreds of viral TikTok videos since the single’s March release — ensuring that cries of “What the helly Berry / What the helly Burton […]

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Wisp Announces ‘If Not Winter’ And Shares ‘Save Me Now’

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Wisp Announces ‘If Not Winter’ And Shares ‘Save Me Now’

Modern shoegaze hero Wisp officially has a new album on the way: Today (June 24), Wisp announced If Not Winter. It certainly won’t be winter when the project drops on August 1. Available now is a new single, the both-heavy-and-light “Save Me Now.” A press release notes the album “represents a complete realization of a boundary-exploding vision for shoegaze,” and that it “finds Wisp synthesizing disparate sonic universes into a […]

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