May 31, 2023
Lola Brooke Interview – Everything You Need to Know About Her
[ad_1] Show & Prove: Lola BrookeWords: Georgette ClineEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Spring 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Lola Brooke, a diminutive firecracker standing at four feet, nine-and-a-half inches (she’s heavy on the half-inch), is a self-professed Big Gator. She sports a green-and-black varsity jacket emblazoned with the words as she sits inside an Arista Records lounge in New York City on a crisp March day. Her die-hard fans, now known as Gators, started affectionately calling the 29-year-old Brooklyn native the nickname after she once dropped the two words in a freestyle.The alias is fitting considering she snaps on her 2021 assertive hit “Don’t Play With It” featuring Billy B, which...