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November 26, 2021
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Boosie BadAzz, Troy Ave and More – New Projects This Week

[ad_1] As we recover from overindulging in our Thanksgiving feasts, hip-hop is offering some new tunes to help us mellow out and enjoy the holiday weekend. This week, there's a offering from a Louisiana rhymer who oftentimes has a lot to say and rarely holds back and an underdog Brooklyn rhymer.Boosie BadAzz hits fans with another project with the release of his album Mississippi. The album, along with another LP by the name of Back 2 BR, were supposed to arrive last week, but due to the tragic murder of Young Dolph last Wednesday (Nov. 17), Boosie decided against dropping the projects. He said via Twitter, "IM GO SET MY ALBUMS DATES...

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November 19, 2021
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Snoop Dogg, French Montana, Max B and More – New Projects This We

[ad_1] Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, there's some new music to blast while prepping your massive feasts next week or as you embark on your annual Black Friday shopping quests. There's fresh releases from a West Coast legend, a New York City-bred hit-maker and a beloved incarcerated rhymer.Snoop Dogg drops his highly-anticipated effort, Snoop Dogg Presents The Algorithm. The offering, which was initially supposed to arrive last week, is out now. The rapper, who also holds a position at Def Jam Records as their Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant, is offering 25 tracks with a star-studded list of guest appearances including Ice Cube, Jadakiss, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous Dave East, E-40, Mary J Blige and...

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November 12, 2021
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DaBaby, Silk Sonic, Lil Reese and More – New Projects This Week

[ad_1] As we get deeper into the fourth quarter, more big names continue to put their stamp on the year. This week, we have the return of a rapper who has recently been under fire, a Bronx hitmaker who wants to remind rap fans of his worth and a highly anticipated collab project from a newly formed duo.After being on the wrong side of some bad headlines in recent months, DaBaby gets back to the music with his latest project, Back on My Baby Jesus Sh!t Again. The former XXL Freshman announced the sequel to the 2017 mixtape Back on My Baby Jesus Shit last week by sharing the cover art along...

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November 10, 2021
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Hip-Hop Albums That Won’t Take You Over an Hour to Listen To

[ad_1] As streaming becomes bigger than ever before, the length of albums have followed suit. If there are more songs on a project, that's more streams, plaques and accolades to come. All of this is further compounded by release dates getting delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now artists want to really feed the fans and make their mark. After Kanye West's Donda and Drake's Certified Lover Boy albums dropped this past summer, which both far exceed an hour of music, it can feel daunting to listen to modern rap projects. Just for you, XXL has compiled a few hip-hop albums that come in under the hour mark, making the...

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November 5, 2021
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Travis Scott Releases New Songs “Escape Plan” and “Mafia”

[ad_1] La Flame isn't here to play or let his fans down.On Friday (Nov. 4), Travis Scott fired off two new joints titled "Escape Plan" and "Mafia." The songs come after the Houston native announced Thursday morning (Nov. 3) that he'd be releasing some new music.Produced by Nik D and OZ, the previously teased "Escape Plan" is the turn-up we've been missing from Travis. "That wap need draining, just have it if you singing, okay/Fuck that Birkin, she just need some еncouragement," he raps with a run-on flow. "Fix that attitude, shе think she need a surgeon, okay/And show some gratitude, I put you in that altitude, okay/They stunt like Mannis do,...

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November 5, 2021
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Amine, Key Glock, Terrace Martin, More – New Projects This Week

[ad_1] It's the end of the first week of November and the releases are rolling in. There's new projects from all across the map: a rapper from Portland, Ore., an MC from Memphis and a laid-back rapper-producer from Los Angeles.Aminé is known for dropping off certifiable hits and his new album, TwoPointFive, is comprised of just that. The LP's lead single, "Charmander," which features his dog named Oliver in the euphoric visual, arrived at the end of October, just days before the arrival of third effort. As expected, there are uptempo and jovial vibes on the former 2017 XXL Freshman's new project, which contains 12 songs. TwoPointFive also serves as the follow-up to his 2018 release, OnePointFive.Straight from...

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October 29, 2021
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Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI on Federal Drug Charges – Report

[ad_1] Fetty Wap has reportedly been arrested by the FBI on federal drug charges.According to a report from NBC News, a senior law enforcement official confirmed that the "Trap Queen" rapper was detained at Citi Field in New York ahead of his Rolling Loud set last night (Oct. 28). Fetty, born Willie Junior Maxwell II, will reportedly be arraigned today.XXL has reached out to a representative for Fetty Wap for comment.This story is being updated.See 22 Hip-Hop-Related Police RaidsThese rappers had some serious run-ins with the police.window.twttr = (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], t = window.twttr || {}; ...

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October 29, 2021
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Big Sean and Hit-Boy, Currensy and More – New Projects

[ad_1] If there's one thing rappers are good for, it's surprise releases and unleashing joints from their arsenals that they've kept in the tuck. This week is no different. There's some never-before-heard tracks from two former XXL Freshmen and a new offering from an Alabama-born, Chicago-bred artist.Big Sean and Hit-Boy are an undeniable team and they're letting loose not one, not two, but five records that make up their surprise EP, What You Expect. Sean Don announced the extended play offering via social media, writing specifically on Twitter that the initial plan was to drop one joint, but he diverted and is delivering five Hit-Boy-produced bangers instead. "I was bout to drop a new...

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October 22, 2021
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Big Sean Poses With 65,000 Bees Directly on Him for New Video

[ad_1] Big Sean recently proclaimed that he can out-rap any of his peers, but he's also shown that he might be one of the most fearless MCs—literally.On Friday (Oct. 22), Sean Don dropped a visual for his new song "What a Life," produced by Hit-Boy and Oz, in which he boasts about his undeniable talent and in one particular scene, he is completely swarmed by bees. In that portion of the clip, he raps towards the end of the hook, "Go ahead then, tell me what your price is/Mine's is a hundred Bs, nigga, you can't swipe this."The Detroit rhymer teased the music video with an Instagram post yesterday (Oct. 21) that shows...

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October 22, 2021
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Wale, Fetty Wap, Maxo Kream and More – New Projects This Week

[ad_1] The countdown to the weekend is on and as those two days of rest slowly roll in, they're accompanied by some new music releases. This week, there are offerings from an introspective rhymer, a rapper with a penchant for vivid storytelling and an artist that has mastered melodic cadences with the track record to prove it.Wale delivers his first effort of the year, Folarin 2, the follow-up to the initial mixtape, which arrived nearly 10 years ago, back in 2012. In XXL's Fall 2021 issue, the DMV native explained why he decided to drop the offering so many years later. "My daughter is talking to her mother one time and she was like,...

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