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Fat Joe Interview – Legendary Stories With Jay-Z, Big Pun, More

[ad_1] Interview Vanessa Satten Images Ahmed Klink for XXLSeen It AllFat Joe is known as hip-hop’s best storyteller. That’s a title he’s earned because of all the iconic moments he’s experienced during his 30 years in the game. And his witty way of recounting them. The Bronx native got his start with his 1993 debut album, Represent. To date, he’s dropped 10 solo albums and four collabo albums, and created his own successful label, Terror Squad, which launched the careers of Big Pun, Remy Ma and more. He’s been part of hip-hop history as an artist, a label head, a witness and a fan.And after all these decades, Joe, 52, is arguably bigger...

Lil Baby Interview – Young Thug Advice, Business Strategies, More

[ad_1] Words: Georgette Cline Images: Leland Hayward for XXLDedicatedLil Baby’s rap moniker pales in comparison to the growth he’s experienced over the last five years. With his newly released third studio album prospering in streams, the Atlanta rapper’s music, business and outlook are steady elevating.There’s a war going on outside no rapper is safe from. One that requires 24-hour security and bulletproof vehicles. Even nestled in a mansion in the winding hills of Los Angeles, where affluence and uppercrust permeate the air, precautions are necessary to keep one of the game’s most celebrated artists of the new generation safe. While the city and other regions have been beset by several rappers who’ve died...

2 Chainz Interview – New Deluxe Album, Business Ventures and More

[ad_1] Interview: C. Vernon Coleman II  Images: Zach Wolfe for XXLHustle & Motivate2 Chainz’s latest album, Dope Don’t Sell Itself, might be the end of his trap album resume, but with several business ventures in his portfolio including multiple restaurants, a nail shop, and a California weed dispensary, Tity Boi’s hustler’s spirit is alive and well.It’s a chilly Friday night in late February, and 2 Chainz is getting a mani-pedi in Pamper Nail Studio, one of his many business ventures in the brick building-lined Castleberry Hill neighborhood near downtown Atlanta. The 44-year-old rapper's flagship restaurant, Escobar Restaurant and Tapas, is located two buildings down and currently filled with night-lifers.Born Tauheed Epps, 2...

Rick Ross Interview – Vintage Car Collection and Deluxe Album

[ad_1] Interview: Georgette Cline  Images: Zach Wolfe for XXLRidin’ HighRick Ross still feels inspired and motivated to work hard even after 20 years in the game. A serious vintage car collection, an opulent mansion and a new deluxe album prove the multiplatinum-selling rapper is richer than he’s ever been.Privacy is a fickle matter when the home Rick Ross resides in pops up as “Rick Ross’ Mansion” on Google Maps. The colossal estate, formerly owned by boxing champ Evander Holyfield, sits on nearly 300 acres right off a highway in Fayetteville, Ga., surrounded by security and gates emblazoned with the rapper’s gold logo. Ross spent $5.8 million on the 54,000 square-foot residence in...

Yo Gotti Interview – CMG Label Deal With Interscope Records

[ad_1] Images: Johnny Tergo for XXL  Interview: Georgette ClinePressure's OnFor nearly a decade, Yo Gotti has been building his CMG empire from the ground up. Armed with a new Interscope Records deal for his imprint, the Memphis native is leaning into his executive position with a stacked roster of talent.Look no further than Yo Gotti as the plug. He’s hustling to find hip-hop’s next big talent and distributing their music to the masses through his independent label, CMG, by way of a newly established partnership with Interscope Records. The deal, which the Memphis native reveals he secured for eight figures, will highlight the “biggest label” and “biggest partnership in music” over the...