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July 1, 2021
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Morray Lists His Top Five Favorite Hip-Hop Albums

[ad_1] All hip-hop fans can point to certain albums and mixtapes that got played to the point where the CD skipped. You know, the must-haves that got listened to for free on sites like DatPiff, for a few dollars on applications like iTunes or even illegally through now-deceased platforms like LimeWire. Morray shares with XXL the top five albums that led to him falling in love with hip-hop.The first project, which is actually a mixtape, that the versatile artist makes mention of is the polished effort that made Drake rich, So Far Gone. Morray lets it be known, “That’s probably like my favorite one ever.”Another LP that makes the cut is one of the best sophomore albums of the...

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July 1, 2021
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The Break Presents – Bizzy Banks

[ad_1] Bizzy Banks found inspiration for his rap career right at home. The Trinidadian-American rapper watched his older brother freestyle around the house, which lit the fire within for Bizzy to master his own skills in hip-hop.The 22-year-old Brooklyn native committed to rap in 2019. Bizzy decided to put out music more often, as opposed to sporadically releasing SoundCloud freestyles like he once did. Consistency was key. In July of that year, Bizzy dropped the piano-driven, ominous track "Don't Start," a banger with that familiar Brooklyn drill sound. Only here, the rhymer is more focused on his lyrics and flows than some of his peers. Two years after its release, the video has 7 million views on YouTube, and...

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July 1, 2021
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20 Signs You’re a Lil Baby Fan

[ad_1] Lil Baby was the rap MVP of 2020. Last year, the Atlanta rapper used albums like the multiplatinum-selling My Turn and songs like “Emotionally Scarred” and “We Paid” with 42 Dugg to certify himself as one of rap’s most promising young talents. In 2021, he’s going for back-to-back trophies. So far, he’s off to a good start with his collaborative project, The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Durk.As someone who was raised by way of the concrete, it took the rapper a couple years after he first started popping in 2017 to really open up to both the fans and the media. Now, he’s gotten way more comfortable doing press and revealing certain...

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June 30, 2021
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Rappers React to Bill Cosby’s Assault Conviction Being Overturned

[ad_1] Bill Cosby's freedom came sooner than he expected.According to ABC News on Wednesday (June 30), the veteran actor-comedian walked out State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montgomery County, Penn. this afternoon just hours after the state's Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction.The 83-year-old entertainer was released after serving nearly three years of a three to 10-year sentence after being found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Temple University sports administrator Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.In the ruling, the state Supreme Court said that Cosby's prosecution should never have happened since the comedian struck a deal with former Montgomery County prosecutor Bruce Castor, who agreed not to criminally prosecute Bill Cosby...

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June 30, 2021
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Ralo Says He Could’ve Been Released If He Snitched Liked 6ix9ine

[ad_1] Ralo has been in jail since 2018 when he was arrested in connection to his drug trafficking case in Atlanta. However, the Georgia rapper claims he could've been released if he chose to become a rapper-informant, like 6ix9ine, but that isn't the route he's taking.On Monday (June 28), Ralo uploaded a post to Instagram where he sheds some light on why he isn't a free man just yet. "THIS MY 4TH SUMMER BEHIND THE WALL. MY GIRL, MY DAUGHTER AN MY MOMMA CRY EVERYDAY FOR ME TO COME HOME AN I LOOK THEM IN THEY FACE AN TELL THEM 'I RATHER LAY IN THIS BUNK THAN SIT ON THAT STAND TO COME HOME'...

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June 30, 2021
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Morray Names His Top Five Favorite Rappers

[ad_1] If you’re a fan of Morray, you know that his musical style boomerangs between singing and rapping. In one chunk of a song, he drives home his bars about the trenches with a jittery flow. And in another, he flexes his vibrato with the soul of an entire church choir. When it comes to his top five favorite rappers of all time, the 2021 XXL Freshman's ability to entangle the two makes sense.The first influential artist to get slotted into his list is none other than Drizzy Drake. “He helped me find out with the singing and rapping that you don’t have to just be a singer or a rapper,” Morray...

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June 30, 2021
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Flo Milli Names Her Top Five Favorite Rappers

[ad_1] Every rapper, from their inception as an artist to where they are currently, has a list of rappers who have come before them that they emulate in some form or fashion. 2021 XXL Freshman Flo Milli might be a rookie on the scene, but when it comes to rhymers she admires, her lineup consists of heavy hitters from the 1990s, the 2000s and the 2010s.During the 2021 XXL Freshman shoot in Atlanta in May, Flo dished on her top five favorite rappers."My top five favorite rappers would have to be: Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Young Thug, Eve and Lil Kim," she divulges. "And I would say they're my top five because I...

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June 30, 2021
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Flo Milli Lists Her Top Five Favorite Hip-Hop Albums

[ad_1] Rap culture is a utopia of sharing and influencing. Just about every rapper has a list of artists they revere or who helped mold them into the rhymers they are today. And then, there's the albums that altered their lives, helped them overcome a difficult time or attributed to their sound. For 2021 XXL Freshman Flo Milli, her top five records come from a chart-dominating rap Queen from Queens, N.Y., a bona fide hitmaker from Virginia, a 2019 XXL Freshman and an Alabama native.During this year's Freshman shoot in Atlanta, Flo Milli shared the albums that she holds dear, whether it's because it was a soundtrack to her life at one point, the...

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June 30, 2021
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Flo Milli’s 2021 XXL Freshman Freestyle

[ad_1] A rapper from Mobile, Ala. hasn't appeared on an XXL Freshman cover since the very first Freshman issue in 2007. At the time, Rich Boy, known for his hit "Throw Some D's," was the first Mobile native that graced the cover alongside Saigon, Plies, Lupe Fiasco, Boosie BadAzz, Gorilla Zoe, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Papoose and Young Dro. This year, the 2021 XXL Freshman Flo Milli is the second rapper from the city, and the first woman, to be inducted into the coveted roster of artists."I remember Rich Boy, he was the first one from our city to be on XXL, which was a while ago," shares the budding RCA Records superstar. "So, you...

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June 30, 2021
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Pooh Shiesty Indicted by Feds, Authorities Use Instagram Posts

[ad_1] Pooh Shiesty has been indicted on several federal charges in connection to a shooting incident in the Miami area from October of 2020.According to court documents obtained by XXL on Tuesday (June 29), Pooh, born Lontrell Williams, was hit with federal charges of Conspiracy to Possess Firearms in Furtherance of Violent Crime, Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy and Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence on June 25.Pooh Shiesty faces a maximum of 20 years each for Conspiracy to Possess Firearms in Furtherance of Violent Crime, Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy and a maximum life sentence for Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence. It's unclear if the time would run concurrently.Two other...

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