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Cop Your XXL Merch Now As one of the most celebrated rappers in history, Kendrick Lamar‘s catalog is nearly flawless. From 2011’s Section.80 through 2022’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick has continued to push the limits of what is possible in hip-hop. He’s emerged as a lyrical mastermind, compiling bars that not only reflect inward but commentate on systemic issues plaguing his community and the world. The vulnerability demonstrated across the mere five albums he’s released has secured him numerous awards and has already shot him to G.O.A.T. status. His recent dominating reign with “N...
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How Ya Like Me NowAs her star power shines beyond hip-hop, Sexyy Red is focused on blocking out the haters and enjoying the wild ride of fame at her own speed.Interview: Stacy-Ann EllisEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Sexyy Red is on the move. At the end of May, the St. Louis rapper strutted into Orlando’s WWE NXT ring to a crowd chanting her gas-me-up song-of-the-summer contender, “Get It Sexyy.” The lead single from her In Sexyy We Trust mixtape, released that same month, scored Sexyy her first top 10 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Eminem‘s new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), has arrived, and one thing is for certain: this is definitely the final outing of Em’s Slim Shady alter ego. XXL remembers Slim Shady with a fitting obituary in the video below. The Detroit MC first announced Slim Shady’s demise in a true-crime-themed trailer back in April. The clip for Em’s new album was disguised as an ad for a faux TV series called Detroit Murder Files, which covered Slim Shady’s recent unsolved murder. Em’s album rollout then picked up steam in May. Marshall Mathers connected with legendary...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Roc Nation Co-President Shari Bryant knows about staying 10 toes down and grinding her way to the top. The Harlem, N.Y. native who grew up in the same apartment building as Dame Dash, began her career as an intern for Roc-A-Fella Records at 16 years old in 1999. Working with the Roc made her realize her desire to work in the music industry full time. On this episode of XXL‘s Inside Track podcast, she discusses her journey from interning at the label to being a boss. “I was just excited to be a part of what was going on,” Shari tells XXL of her early years at Roc-a-Fella....
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More Ready Than EverMustard had the game on lock for a long time, but after spending the last four years dealing with a public divorce, personal tragedy and discontent from a fickle music industry, the brilliant beatsmith had to find his way back.Interview: C. Vernon Coleman IIEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Sometimes even Grammy-winning hitmakers have to remind people of who they are and what they do. Mustard’s recent “allow me to reintroduce myself” moment did just that. The Los Angeles native crafted the beat for Kendrick Lamar’s re...
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A feminine-presenting man in a village in northern Nigeria. Illustration by Minority Africa, used with permission. This story was originally published by Minority Africa in collaboration with FairPlanet, and a shorter version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. After years of openly presenting himself as a woman, 32-year-old Adamu finds himself at a pivotal moment as he prepares to marry a woman. “I believe it is the right thing to do as a man,” he says about his forthcoming wedding. Adamu first started presenting himself as a woman during his teenage years....
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Image by Melissa Vida for Global Voices. The president of El Salvador Nayib Bukele has become the face of technological progress in Central America, despite relentless cyberattacks against Salvadoran public institutions that have resulted in the data of millions of citizens being compromised. In 2021, Bukele impressed international onlookers by making Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador and in 2024, he announced Google’s new office in the country, promising to digitize the educational and healthcare sectors. However, there has been no public acknowledgment of over a dozen data breaches against...
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The Gouda Wind Farm in Gouda in the Western Cape of South Africa. Image via Wikipedia license CC BY-SA 4.0 When touring some East African countries (EAC), like Burundi, Uganda, South Sudan, Somalia, and others, it is common to find village schools, town roads, hospitals, homes, and many more places without electricity. Students must revise their lessons by torchlight, some hospitals and clinics struggle to preserve temperature-sensitive medicines, including vaccines, and citizens navigate daily life without reliable electricity. This is a common issue across East Africa, where insufficient ele...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now As one of the biggest rappers from The Big 3 generation to impact hip-hop, Kendrick Lamar’s debut album, Section.80, served as a warning for what was to come. K-Dot’s breakout project established him as not only an insanely talented rapper, but the future voice of a generation. In 2010, the Overly Dedicatedmixtapeintroduced a young Kendrick Lamar to the world as a conflicted starving artist “tryna to go beyond the margins.” Instead of continuing to rely on his rambunctious bars to establish rap dominance like most hip-hop newcomers would, Section.80, released in 2011, el...
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A couple dancing Darién bullerengue. Screenshot from video “Bullerengue de darien…” from the Asi Baila Panama YouTube channel. Fair use. Women are singing, a couple dances, and drummers play the greatest African instrument. This is the highly traditional Panamian dance, the bullerengue. The dance that is the product of a painful past continues today, no longer with so much pain although the wounds are still there. The song cries and the drum comforts it. High tradition that is now pure pride, knowing that the blood you carry in your veins is sacred. To talk about bullerengue we must also talk ...
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