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December 24, 2020
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Lyrics You Automatically Associate With Your Favorite Rappers

[ad_1] All of your favorite rappers have a famed one-liner from their lyrics that they can automatically be associated with. The bars, often sing-along-worthy, speaker-certified and highly memorable, are propelled daily on hip-hop Twitter and Instagram. Photos of artists prefaced with a caption that reads something along the lines of “Quote this with your favorite [insert rapper] lyrics” or “[So and so] once said ______” get thousands of responses each time they’re posted on social media, shedding light on how much a portion of a rapper’s verse on a song can stick out in their career catalog and to fans.For instance, with Lil Wayne, your brain might flash to his bar in...

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December 24, 2020
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January 2021 New Music Releases

[ad_1] New year, new music.With 2020 nearly behind us, 2021 is around the corner and some fire new releases are coming to brighten up things. And despite an unprecedented global pandemic, 2020 offered an impressive amount of great music, too. Future and Lil Uzi Vert finally dropped off their long-awaited Pluto x Baby Pluto mixtape, Kid Cudi delivered the third installment to his Man on the Moon album series, 2 Chainz dropped So Help Me God and the list honestly goes on.This month, Drake, Shordie Shordie and Murda Beatz, and Nyck Caution welcome long-awaited projects.Drake will finally deliver his highly anticipated Certified Lover Boy album that he previously promised would close out the summer. While there aren't too...

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December 24, 2020
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Big Sean Announces He’s the Creative Director for the Pistons

[ad_1] The grind doesn't stop for Big Sean. He topped the charts with Detroit 2 earlier this year and now Sean has a new gig with his hometown NBA team.On Wednesday (Dec. 23), Sean Don announced via his Instagram page that he is officially the Creative Director of Innovation for the Detroit Pistons."Unreal! I’m the CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE @detroitpistons! “Creative Director of Innovation”! I got a office in the facility n everything (looking for a intern by the way)! Growing up I knew I either wanted to rap or hoop for the Pistons lol. crazy how life works. I look forward to creatively adding what I can to this iconic franchise!,"he wrote in...

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December 24, 2020
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Ecstasy of Rap Group Whodini Dead at Age 56: Report

[ad_1] Legendary rap crew, Whodini, has lost a co-founding member of their group. Ecstasy of the Brooklyn hip-hop trio has died.According to a report from TMZ on Wednesday (Dec. 23), Ecstasy, born John Fletcher and known to wear a Black Zorro-style wide-brimmed hat, has passed away at 56 years old. The cause of death has not been revealed.The outlet says that Questlove of The Roots announced the tragic news of Ecstasy's passing via social media this afternoon. "One Love to Ecstasy of the Legendary #Whodini. This man was legendary and a pivotal member of one of the most legendary groups in hip hop. This is sad man," he wrote in an Instagram...

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December 23, 2020
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The Break Presents: Mario Judah

[ad_1] Sometimes, you just have to follow your interests. Back in 2017, Mario Judah began making beats at his home in Atlanta, working with artists to build up his name and experience. By January 2020, he was jaded and tired of collaborating with acts who weren't as dedicated as he was, so he took the next step and became an artist himself.Mario's friends urged him to release his music for months, but he didn't budge until this past June. That's when he finally dropped "Crush," a song he says he unloaded because the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic made him embrace the moment. Best described as equal parts trap rap and hard...

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December 23, 2020
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Lil Baby Made an Entire Verse to Promote Magnum Condoms

[ad_1] Lil Baby has intertwined his love for music with his new partnership with Trojan Magnum Large-Size Condoms.On Dec. 17, Magnum dropped a snippet of the official video in support of the verse Lil Baby penned for the condom company via Twitter. In the 15-second teaser, Baby holds a large box of the contraceptives, while spitting his bars. The company captioned their tweet, "Embrace the Magnum lifestyle and what it means to live large. Buy now."However, there's a full-length video for Baby's actual verse. In the nearly minute-long clip, the Atlanta-bred rhymer appears to be in a hotel room where he can be seen rapping from a couch placed in front of a table that...

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December 23, 2020
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Surprising Facts for the Hip-Hop Songs That Went No. 1

[ad_1] Numbers don't always tell the whole story, but they can reveal a good chunk of it. That's something that becomes clear when you look through the Billboard Hot 100 chart listings over the last 20 years. Specifically speaking, the tracks that occupied the No. 1 spot during that time.During that span of time—between 2000 and 2020—the evolution of hip-hop played out atop the vaunted Hot 100 chart. Over that 20-year span, rap transitioned from a slightly niche musical genre to the most commercially dominant artistic force in the U.S. One year, there wasn't a single hip-hop song that held down the No. 1 spot. This year, there have been 12.The Billboard...

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December 23, 2020
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DaBaby Shares His Top Five Boss Rules

[ad_1] Buy DaBaby's XXL Cover Story HereEvery boss has a code they live by that helped get them to where they are. Whether it's grinding nonstop or planning for the future, DaBaby has mastered what it means to be a boss and businessman.The Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment founder, who plans to retire in five years to focus on creating superstars on his record label, has come a long way since his days as a 2019 XXL Freshman. Recently, we watched the "Rockstar" rapper extend his social media following to a promising young rapper working at McDonald's. This moment showed DaBaby finding talent in real time.With his own label, the Charlotte, N.C. native is...

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December 23, 2020
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DaBaby Introduces Artists on Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment

[ad_1] Load It UpDaBaby’s Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment is on the rise. Here, he breaks down the roster.Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Buy DaBaby's XXL Cover Story HereCheck out more from XXL magazine’s Winter 2020 issue including an introduction to DaBaby's Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment label roster, an interview with South Coast Music Group founder Arnold Taylor, who discovered and signed DaBaby, and more.Read DaBaby's XXL Magazine Winter 2020 Cover Storywindow.twttr = (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], t = window.twttr || {}; ...

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December 23, 2020
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COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Makes Illegal Streaming a Felony

[ad_1] American citizens have been patiently waiting for financial relief to aid them in combating the economic hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. After months of discussions, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 this week, and it interestingly includes a provision that will make illegal streaming a felony.According to a report from Loudwire via The Hollywood Reporter on Monday (Dec. 21), the bill, which details the stimulus package that will provide assistance to individuals, business and a plethora of industries, also contains a legislation called The Protecting Lawful Streaming Act. The bill was proposed earlier this month by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who is pushing for penalties to be...

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