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May 4, 2021
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How a Flawed Justice System Inspired Detroit Star 42 Dugg to Rap

[ad_1] Show & ProveWords: Peter A. BerryEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.If it hadn't been for a flawed justice system, 42 Dugg the rapper might not exist. While behind bars for carjacking and felony firearms charges he caught at age 15, Dugg wrote his first raps in solitary confinement after getting into a fight with an inmate. A mix of boredom and instinct powered his initial forays into the genre. “I just wanted to get my story out,” he says, reclining in a chair in XXL’s New York office on a cold February afternoon. Four years after his prison release, Dugg’s...

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May 4, 2021
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Trippie Redd Credits Lil Uzi & Playboi Carti As Pioneers in Rap

[ad_1] More To The StoryNow a multiplatinum-selling rapper, Trippie Redd has come a long way from his SoundCloud days. He’s experienced life’s highs with the lows, and giving up isn’t an option.Interview: Bianca TorresImages: Travis ShinnEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Trippie Redd misses the rage. He considers himself an “in-the-field” rapper, so living in a pandemic this past year and being unable to tour have been challenging for the 21-year-old artist. However, Trippie, born Michael Lamar White II, is in a good place right now. It’s Feb. 24, 2021, five days after the wild artist dropped his first rock album, Pegasus:...

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May 4, 2021
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Diddy Legally Changes Middle Name to Love

[ad_1] Diddy is arguably one of the kings of name changes, but this time it looks like the adjustment was officially done on paper.On Monday (May 3), Diddy, who was once called Puff Daddy, Puffy, Puff and P. Diddy, but was born Sean John Combs, shared via Instagram a copy of what appears to be a legal document altering his given middle name from John to Love. The name changing decree, which is dated for Nov. 21, 2020, is signed—presumably by a judge—and indicates the court's approval of the change. The Bad Boy Records CEO now legally goes by Sean Love Combs.He captioned the IG post, "Imma need y’all to take me seriously on...

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May 4, 2021
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Fight Involving NLE Choppa Caught on Video

[ad_1] UPDATE (May 3):NLE Choppa hopped on Twitter this afternoon and responded to the video circulating on the internet of him getting into a fight on the beach. The 2020 XXL Freshman wrote, "And I eat punches ask bout me. Imma rush you take what you got to give and resume beating some. Honestly ain’t wanna fight I was just tryna walk the beach ‍♂️."ORIGINAL STORY:NLE Choppa appears to have gotten himself caught up in a physical altercation while visiting a beach in Los Angeles and an onlooker caught it all on tape.Early Monday morning (May 3), video footage began circulating online of a fight, in which the From Dark to Light rapper and...

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May 4, 2021
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Listen to Your Favorite Rappers’ First Stimulus Package

[ad_1] When thinking of hip-hop's respected rappers, one thing they tend to have in common is a goal to make good music. An added bonus is to hopefully have a moment where they really get to shine, whether that's on the charts or gaining recognition at awards shows. Those moments can come as a result of a solo song catching on or because they collaborated with another big-name artist and rose to the occasion. The world of hip-hop really isn't that predictable; some of rap's biggest names made it to the charts without a cosign. But then there are others who got a boost by linking up with others. Here, XXL highlights the rappers who locked down...

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May 4, 2021
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DJ Khaled Covers Digital Edition of XXL Magazine

[ad_1] It's another one. Last week (April 30), DJ Khaled dropped Khaled Khaled, his star-studded album full of 14 bangers. To commemorate his 12th studio LP, the catchphrase king covers a digital edition of XXL magazine, photographed by Ahmed Klink at Khaled's Miami estate. This marks the third time the famed DJ has secured an XXL cover: the first in 2017 with his son, Asahd, a digital cover in 2019 and now this one.Everything Khaled does is on an extravagant level, from the collaborations he locks in for his albums to the rollouts leading up to release day, which means his cover story interview had to match that same energy. On Sat., May 1, XXL chopped it up with...

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May 3, 2021
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Lil Baby Interviews DJ Khaled to Celebrate Khaled Khaled Album

[ad_1] What happens when you combine the forces of the hit-making, social media dynamo that is DJ Khaled with Lil Baby, one of the hottest rappers in the game right now? A legendary interview for Khaled's special XXL magazine digital cover to celebrate his new album.A day (May 1) after the release of his 12th studio album, Khaled Khaled, last Friday (April 30), the multiplatinum-selling, No. 1 album-charting catchphrase king sat down in his Miami mansion for an interview with Lil Baby, who spoke to Khaled from his ride via Zoom to ask him all about the making of his new 14-track LP.When the famed DJ dropped the tracklist last week, just a...

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May 3, 2021
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Juice Wrld Had Intervention Week Before Death, Agreed to Rehab

[ad_1] In a new interview with GQ, the friends and mother of Juice Wrld have expressed the growing concerns they had over the fallen rapper's drug use before his untimely passing in 2019.On Monday (May 3), an article written by Dan Hyman, a writer for the American men's magazine, was published about the Legends Never Die rhymer's life and death. During the conversation that took place about the 21-year-old Chicago native's battle with addiction, Max Lord—a longtime collaborator of Juice—reveals that an intervention for the rapper was held a week before his death where he agreed to attend rehab."We had just broken down a lot of barriers with him," Lord says. "I and a couple other...

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May 3, 2021
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Quando Rondo Involved in Shooting Leaving One Person Hospitalized

[ad_1] Quando Rondo has been shot at in his home state of Georgia.A rep for the Blackshear Police Department confirmed to XXL on Monday (May 3) that the rapper, born Tyquian Bowman, and his crew were involved in a shooting at a convenience store in Blackshear, Ga. The city is about two hours Northeast of the rapper's hometown Savannah, Ga. However, Blackshear, Ga. is about 13 minutes away from Waycross, Ga. where the Quando Rondo recently had a show, which had very sparse crowd attendance.TMZ reported this afternoon that the incident took place on Sunday (April 2) at around 3:20 a.m. Quando and his team were reportedly in a parking lot near the highway and...

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