KayCyy – 2022 XXL Freshman
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[ad_1] Lizzo has changed a lyric to one of her new songs after being accused of being an ableist, and The Game is scratching his head over why the move was made.The popstar has been catching heat for using the term "spazz" on her new song "GRRLS," which dropped last week. On Monday (June 13), The Game weighed in on the drama under a Shade Room post about the topic."Spaz is like wilding out...
[ad_1] Some recent comments made by A$AP Rocky about who caused the current state of hip-hop appear to have Soulja Boy responding.On Monday (June 13), Interview magazine ran a feature with A$AP Rocky chopping it up with comedian Jerrod Carmichael. During the talk, Rocky was asked about the state of hip-hop."Rap is in its adolescence and it’s been stuck here since Soulja Boy," Rocky responded. "Before, everybody looked 35 and up. When Lil Wayne and Jay-Z and T.I. and Jeezy and [Rick] Ross was on, rappers looked old. Like, we had Lil’ Bow Wow and that was it. That all changed with the internet and self-releasing. Now, rap is stuck in this braggadocious, adolescent...
[ad_1] Brooklyn drill rapper 22Gz has been arrested and indicted on attempted murder charges.On Tuesday (June 14), XXL learned through police records that 22Gz, born Jeffery Alexander, was arrested on Sunday (June 12) for felony attempted murder. According to an article published by TMZ, 22Gz was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he came to New York from Atlanta to perform at Hot 97's 2022 Summer Jam. The rhymer missed his guest set at the famed New York music festival.The arrest reportedly stems from a March 6 shooting. According to the celebrity news site, 22Gz allegedly shot three people in a Brooklyn, N.Y. party hall. One of the victims reportedly identified the...
[ad_1] If there’s one thing hip-hop continues to do throughout its nearly 50 years of existence it’s evolve. Though inspiration can been seen and heard across decades, nothing has truly been the same from the genre’s music to the artists over the years. Part of hip-hop’s most exciting evolution comes in the form of the rising newcomers that enter the game every year. It’s why XXL Freshman, which kicked off in 2007, was created in the first place. The annual dedication to the new crop of hip-hop talent celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Now, it’s time for the 2022 XXL Freshman Class to make its mark.Before XXL’s staff selected the members...
[ad_1] Gunna has released a lengthy statement from behind bars.On Tuesday (June 14), the YSL rapper put out a detailed update via his Instagram page, concerning his arrest on RICO charges last month."2022 has been the best year of my life, despite this difficult situation," the letter starts. "This year I had the whole world pushing P. Growing up where I come from in a marginalized neighborhood, I never dreamed my art would change me life and the lives of my loved ones. Me entire life, I've see Black men, Black women and Black children constantly attacked, hated, murdered, berated, belittled, silenced, judged, used and held captive. I used my art form,...
[ad_1] Anderson .Paak sat in on the drums with BTS during a live stream performance in celebration of their new anthology album, Proof.On Monday (June 13), Anderson .Paak surprised hip-hop fans when he joined K-pop supergroup BTS to lay the beat down on the group's new single, "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)." The jam session between .Paak and BTS was part of a 25-minute video called Proof Live, which sees the wildly popular South Korean boyband performing a number of the new tracks featured on their recently released album.The three-minute performance shows Anderson .Paak seemingly having the time of his life, smiling from ear to ear in his signature wig and jamming on a zebra-striped drum kit. When the...