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Machine Gun Kelly Announces Headlining Mainstream Sellout Tour

[ad_1] Machine Gun Kelly is hitting the road on a massive tour with Trippie Redd, Iann Dior and more.On Monday (March 21), the rapper-rocker announced dates for his Mainstream Sellout Tour in support of his upcoming album, Mainstream Sellout, which drops on Friday (March 25). The trek kicks off in Austin, TX on June 8 and will hit major cities along the way including Miami, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Louisville, Detroit, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Oakland, Calif., and more. The U.S. leg of the tour wraps on Aug. 13 in Cleveland.After a brief respite, MGK will embark on a nearly month-long tour through Europe in September. The Cleveland-bred artist’s...

Iann Dior Lists His Top Five Favorite Hip-Hop Albums

[ad_1] Arresting narratives have always had an allure on Iann Dior. As someone who possesses a golden pen that flipped pages of his poetry into gold and platinum-selling songs, it comes as no surprise that projects containing plenty of lucid storytelling have earned the stamp of approval in this 2021 XXL Freshman's list of his top five favorite hip-hop albums.For many J. Cole fans like Iann, the audio recollections of Cole’s adolescence power the reasoning behind 2014 Forest Hills Drive getting its due respect in this all-time discussion. “In high school, that had a big impact on me,” Iann rationalizes.Immediately following with magnus opus-type quality on the table, the hip-hop and pop genre bender, who topped the...

Iann Dior Favors Cars, Clothes and Currency in His ABCs

[ad_1] Unless it’s heard in the impassioned storytelling of songs like “Emotions” and “Gone Girl” featuring Trippie Redd, Iann Dior doesn’t say too much. He often exists in his own world. However, when the Puerto Rico-born, Corpus Christi, Texas-bred artist does choose to flip his thoughts inside out, the relatability in his music is just as consistent on camera. Take a look at the 2021 XXL Freshman's ABCs to get familiar.Without any hesitation, Iann Dior reveals off the cuff that he appropriately prefers to have cushion for the pushing. “I’m not going to be cliche and say bitches for B.” he starts before adding, “But I’ll say big booty bitches because that’s what...

2021 XXL Freshman Class Revealed

[ad_1] Hip-hop is heading back outside this summer, slowly but surely. As masks, social distancing and vaccines are the norm these days, most people seem to be getting back to their regularly scheduled programming. The 2021 XXL Freshman Class is featured in our annual summer issue after COVID-19 set us back a few months in 2020.This year, the staff did record numbers of Zoom meetings from January to March to meet and greet artists, listen to new music and hear the rollout plans for roughly 100 Freshman prospects, which ultimately became the 10th spot selections. After much debate, conversations with industry peers and talks with anyone who felt compelled to share a...

Iann Dior Plans to Completely Dominate Every Genre 

[ad_1] Show & ProveWords: Georgette ClineEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Achieving a No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 is a feat most artists strive for their entire careers. For Iann Dior, it took him less than two years, the length of time he’s been in the music industry. His dynamic feature on 24kGoldn’s “Mood,” a guitar-driven, upbeat ode to a toxic relationship they released in July of 2020, is his biggest win yet.“We made ‘Mood’ in my apartment, not even thinking about it,” Iann shares. The two-times platinum-selling track, produced by Blake Slatkin, KBeaZy and Omer Fedi, and mixed...