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August 3, 2023
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Toosii Interview – ‘Favorite Song’ Hate, Bowling With Young Thug

[ad_1] Victory LapSlow and steady wins the race for Toosii, who's having the biggest moment of his career so far. With a Billboard Hot 100 hit leading the way, the doting dad and bowling ace is in prime position for more success.Interview: William E. Ketchum IIIEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Many rappers and singers test out their new records at the strip club or on tour, but Toosii knew that “Favorite Song” was a hit after playing it for an opponent in his bowling league: an elder named Ms. Brenda, who came back singing it the next day. That’s when Toosii knew he had a smash...

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June 2, 2023
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Moneybagg Yo, Toosii, Metro Boomin – New Hip-Hop Projects

[ad_1] Summer is only 20 days away, but the heat is already on as three top rappers released their hot albums today. A Memphis rapper returned to the rap game with his new mixtape after a two-year hiatus, a North Carolina-bred artist released his debut album and a super producer dropped a massive soundtrack for a web-slinging superhero.After a two-year absence, Moneybagg Yo returns to the rap game with his mixtape, Hard to Love: Heartless Edition. The 20-song collection features guest appearances from Lil Durk, GloRilla, Future, Fridayy and more. For the past week, the Memphis rhymer has been on a promo run in support of his upcoming project.On his Instagram page,...

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May 17, 2023
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Toosii’s ‘Favorite Song’ Is His First Billboard Top 10 Single

[ad_1] Three months after Toosii released "Favorite Song" to the public, the tune has earned him his first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.On Tuesday (May 16), Toosii's piano-driven rap ballad cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending May 20, 2023. The chart achievement marks the first time the 2021 XXL Freshman has entered the tally in his career.Produced by ADELSO and Tatiana Manaois, a snippet of the song was initially uploaded by Toosii to his TikTok page in January 2022. After uploading the snippet, the song garnered such heavy attention from fans, the South Coast Music Group artist dropped the full...

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March 12, 2023
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Toosii Claims Cop Pulled Gun on Him, Argues With Police Officers

[ad_1] Toosii had a run-in with police last night and according to him, it could have turned deadly.On Saturday (March 11), Toosii shared on his Instagram account a video of his interaction with police in North Carolina. In the clip, The 2021 XXL Freshman claims a cop pulled a gun on him after the rapper's own gun fell out of his car. The 23-year-old artist is seen arguing with police and explaining to them that he almost lost his life because a cop allegedly pulled a gun on him."I did not pull no gun on him," he argued at the police officers in the video below. "My gun fell on the ground...

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October 8, 2022
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The Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week

[ad_1] Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that released this week, we've narrowed it down to strictly the best of the week, saving you plenty of time.Expect to see selections from the established stars, the next wave of new talent, the up-and-comers and everyone else in between. If your song is fire enough to beat the competition, it'll take one of the weekly spots. You can trust us on this...

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July 30, 2021
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Young Dolph, Skepta, Isaiah Rashad, More – New Projects This Week

[ad_1] It's the last two days of July and as we shift into August, a number of rappers are dropping off some new music to get us through the weekend before the month closes out.Memphis' own Young Dolph delivers Paper Route Illuminati, a compilation album from his independent label, Paper Route Empire. The label's first-ever collective effort contains appearances from their growing roster including Key Glock, Big Moochie Grape, Kenny Muney, PRE's First Lady Joddy Badass and newest signees Snupe Bandz, PaperRoute Woo and Big Unc. Along with the announcement of the album, which was made earlier this month, Dolph released the single "Blu Boyz."In the spring 2021 issue of XXL magazine, Dolph expressed his...

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July 14, 2021
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Blxst and Toosii’s 2021 XXL Freshman Roundtable Interview

[ad_1] The XXL Freshman process is an extensive one. It starts with months of artists pitches that includes interviews and listening sessions. Next comes the shoot, crammed with back-to-back activities including the freestyles, cyphers, ABCs, photoshoots and more. The day can truly be exhausting, but at the end of it all, 2021 XXL Freshmen elects Blxst and Toosii finally got a breather and reflected on the busy journey in their roundtable interview following the cypher they bodied.At the top of the segment, the two genre-blending artists share their thoughts on being a Freshman. For Blxst, the West Coast rhymer whose rapping and singing skills helped build his hype with esteemed projects like No Love Lost...

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July 14, 2021
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Toosii and Blxst’s 2021 XXL Freshman Cypher

[ad_1] 2021 XXL Freshmen Toosii and Blxst similarly operate as R&B guys at heart who are good in the streets. The content of their music will zigzag between topics of broken hearts in one bar and focus on spraying heat that pulls back the faces of their enemies in the next. Whether it’s singing or rapping, they can finesse both. The two talented artists hold it down in a cypher together that was initially set to include other switch-hitting acts like The Kid Laroi, who couldn’t participate last minute, and Iann Dior, who opted not to rap on the day of the Freshman shoot. Toosii, reppin' Syracuse, N.Y. and Raleigh, N.C., and Blxst, from South Central, L.A., deliver straight bars to...

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July 7, 2021
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Toosii Lists His Top Five Favorite Hip-Hop Albums

[ad_1] Toosii is more than just a melodic rapper. There's a musical duality to his art. He delivers bars for the streets as well as rhymes that cater to the ladies. This is evident in the projects and albums he deems most important, which includes offerings from Lil Baby, Lil Durk, 2020 XXL Freshman Rod Wave and himself.While at the 2021 XXL Freshman shoot, Toosii put folks on game about the rhymers he's listening to, the projects he knows verbatim and the artists responsible for making them."Top five favorite albums: Lil Baby, Too Hard, Lil Baby, Harder Than Hard," Toosii asserts. "Ain't nobody have a run like Lil Baby in a minute. Yeah, I know all...

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July 7, 2021
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Toosii’s 2021 XXL Freshman Freestyle

[ad_1] Everyone has a story, it just depends on the medium they choose to use to tell it. For 2021 XXL Freshman Toosii, he puts it in his music.The Syracuse, N.Y.-born and Raleigh, N.C.-living artist has been a part of the close-knit South Coast Music Group family for over two years now. His tales of heartbreak and street life, heard on projects like Poetic Pain, led Toosii, born Nau’Jour Grainger, to a joint deal with Capitol Records last year. However, success stories don’t always come glittered in gold, or in this case, luminous and crystal clear like the diamonds in the 21-year-old's rapper mouth and on his neck and fingers.Toosii faced and overcame several hurdles...

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