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February 1, 2023
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Dr. Dre’s The Chronic Album Returns to Streaming Services

[ad_1] Dr. Dre's debut album The Chronic has returned to streaming services.To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic album, which dropped on Dec. 15, 1992, Interscope Records has re-released the album on DSPs, today (Feb. 1)."I am thrilled to bring The Chronic home to its original distribution partner, Interscope Records," Dr. Dre said of the re-release. "Working alongside my longtime colleagues, Steve Berman and John Janick, to re-release the album and make it available to fans all over the world is a full circle moment for me."Upon its original release, The Chronic peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. The debut LP has spent 97 weeks on the chart since then...

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February 1, 2023
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Dame Dash Says Jay-Z Offered $1.5 Million for Roc-A-Fella Stake

[ad_1] Dame Dash says Jay-Z offered him $1.5 million for his stake in Roc-A-Fella Records, calling the proposal disrespectful.On Jan. 23, Dame sat down for an interview with the Veuit Podcast, where the Roc-A-Fella cofounder talked about business and entrepreneurship. During the talk, the topic of NFTs was brought up, with Dame recalling his attempt to enter the NFT world via Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt."When I was offered a certain amount of money for my interest in Roc-A-Fella Inc., which owns Reasonable Doubt, they offered me like $1.5 million—Jay-Z—I was like, that's some disrespectful shit. So, I guess I have to sell it someplace else," Dame said at the 29:30-mark of the...

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February 1, 2023
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New Hip-Hop Releases February 2023

[ad_1] Now that the second month of 2023 is rolling in, the same goes for new music releases in the rap game. February will bring forth hip-hop projects from fan favorites, up-and-coming artists and seasoned veterans alike.Logic is set to come through in February with his first independently released album, College Park. Slated to drop on Feb. 24, Bobby Tarrantino's new LP follows his final album under Def Jam, Vinyl Days, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart upon its release in June of 2022.The new album finds Lo embarking on his independent journey following an up-and-down career on Def Jam, which saw him release six Billboard 200 chart...

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February 1, 2023
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GloRilla Wins Best New Artist of the Year for XXL Awards 2023

[ad_1] Every year, new artists burst onto the scene, delivering unique cadences, catchy or lyrical bars, plus much more. This year, an undeniably talented newcomer has been crowned the Best New Artist of the Year for the XXL Awards 2023.GloRilla received the nod on Monday (Jan. 30), besting a list of her peers, including BabyTron, Cochise, Ice Spice, Nardo Wick, Saucy Santana and Yeat. This crop of rising artists all brought something distinctive to the table in 2022, whether it was inescapable Billboard-charting singles, astronomical streaming numbers, milestone moments with icons or touring the country.After putting out what was arguably one of the top songs and videos of summer 2022 with her hit single, "F.N.F. (Let's Go),"...

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February 1, 2023
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ATL Jacob Wins Producer of the Year for XXL Awards 2023

[ad_1] ATL Jacob has the distinguished honor of being named the Producer of the Year for the XXL Awards 2023.The 23-year-old Atlanta native earned the win today (Jan. 30), besting fellow producers Boi-1da, Dahi, Hit-Boy, Hitkidd, Metro Boomin and The Alchemist. In 2022, ATL Jacob had arguably the biggest year of his career as a coproducer on Future's multiplatinum-selling smash "Wait For U" featuring Drake and sampling Tems. The song has earned Jacob two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance.In an interview with XXL last summer, ATL Jacob opened up about working in the studio with Future."He's not picky," Jacob shared. "You can work with certain people and they’ll...

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February 1, 2023
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J. Cole’s Basketball Skills Are Better Than Drake’s, Raptors Say

[ad_1] Drake and J. Cole's basketball skills were recently rated my members of the NBA's Toronto Raptors who majority voted that Cole has more game than Drizzy.On Jan. 28, Canadian sports network SportsNet aired a segment on their Instagram page where they got seven members of the Toronto Raptors basketball team to sit down and watch recreational basketball highlights featuring each MC and give their honest opinions. Cole was first up, with the North Carolina rapper getting high praise for his hoops game."You can tell he been putting in a little work in the gym," Chris Boucher opined upon seeing video of J. Cole hooping."He's actually one of the artists that knows how to play...

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February 1, 2023
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Lil Wayne Announces Welcome to Tha Carter Tour

[ad_1] Lil Wayne is hitting the road on a headlining tour for the first time in four years.On Tuesday (Jan. 31), Lil Wayne announced the dates for his upcoming Welcome to Tha Carter Tour Presented by Young Money, Rolling Loud and Live Nation. Beginning on Tues., April 4 at The Fillmore in Minneapolis, Minn., the tour will make 28 stops, hitting cities across North America, including shows in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta and more before closing out in Los Angeles at The Wiltern on Sat., May 13. The last time Wayne was on a headlining to was The Blink-182 and Lil Wayne Tour in 2019.The tour announcement comes on the heels...

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February 1, 2023
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Eminem’s Relapse Wins Best Rap Album in 2010 – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Jan. 31, 2010: A decade ago, Eminem took home the golden gramophone for Best Rap Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards.Eminem's 2009 album, Relapse, proved to be a pivotal album in the Detroit rapper's career. After canceling a tour, spiraling out of control due to drug addiction, stumbling through an 11-week remarriage to his former wife, Kim, and mourning the death of his hometown friend, DeShaun "Proof" Holton, all within the span of a three-year period, Em checked himself into a rehab program to clear his mind and channel his pain into lyrics. The result was a 20-track album called Relapse that was filled with honest, painstaking and gritty...

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February 1, 2023
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Jim Jones Denies Being Involved in Freddie Gibbs Fight

[ad_1] Jim Jones is denying any knowledge of being involved in an altercation with Freddie Gibbs back in 2021.On Jan. 28, Jim Jones was a guest on Queenzflip and DJ G Money's FlipDaScript podcast, during which Capo was asked to address the reports that his crew and Freddie Gibbs' crew got into a fight at Prime 112 restaurant on Miami's Ocean Drive."I did not put my hands on nobody in Miami, at all. I don't know what this nigga's talking about, bro," Jim Jones stated matter-of-factly. "If I did anything in today’s era, we would all see it. Like they see anything else I do."Upon further questioning, Jim Jones continued to deny having any knowledge...

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January 31, 2023
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Lil Jon Threatens Live Nation Lawsuit Over Lovers & Friends Fest

[ad_1] Lil Jon is threatening to take global entertainment company Live Nation to court due to their Lovers & Friends Festival, which the Atlanta rapper claims infringes on his trademarked song title of the same name.On Monday (Jan. 30), Lil Jon's attorney Edwin McPherson threatened Live Nation with litigation via email. In the documents obtained by XXL, McPherson spells out his client's case against LN."In 2022, Live Nation put on a 'Lovers & Friends' Festival, with Lil Jon, Usher, and Ludacris as headliners, and many of the artists that Lil Jon produced or otherwise were associated with him, as supporting artists," the letter reads. "As soon as Mr. Davis [Lil Jon] became aware of...

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