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Tech What Is Shadow Banning? How The Instagram Practice Can Affect An Artist In an era where social media is one of an artist's most pivotal tools, we look at how Instagram's penchant for "shadow banning" rappers may have a detrimental effect on their livelihoods. By Robert Blair October 02, 2019 16.1K Views
Reviews Vince Staples Is A Visionary: Examining His Boldest Step Yet Taking a closer look at the first episode of "The Vince Staples Show" and the accompanying music. By Sanibel Chai August 27, 2019 5.5K Views
Original Content Should Drake Respond To Pusha T & Kanye West? What is an actor-turned-rapper to do for some well-earned respect? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 05, 2018 23.8K Views
Original Content Are We Approaching The Carolinas' Hip-Hop Golden Age? After years of being overlooked, is Carolina finally getting its due respect as a hotbed of talent? By Robert Blair March 22, 2019 24.3K Views
Original Content Hip-Hop Sequels: The Gift & The Curse Are hip-hop sequels a foregone conclusion? By Mitch Findlay October 23, 2018 17.4K Views
News XXL's Editor-In-Chief Says There Will Be More Print Editions Of Magazine Vanessa Satten, XXL's Editor-in-Chief, says that there will be more print editions of the magazine next year. By Rose Lilah October 14, 2014 3.0K Views
Original Content How Lil Nas X's Never-Ending "Old Town Road" Rollout Changed The Game “Old Town Road” is gonna ride til’ the remixes can’t no more. By Luke Hinz July 29, 2019 4.9K Views
Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014 277 Views
Original Content Classic Rotation: MF DOOM's "Mm..Food" On this day in 2004, MF Doom released his album "Mm..Food." We reflect on the album for Classic Rotation. By Chris Tart November 16, 2015 264 Views
Original Content Did J. Cole & Lil Pump's Sit-Down Really Help Bridge The Generational Divide? Will J. Cole really be able to bridge the gap between the old heads and the youth? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 08, 2018 8.5K Views
Original Content A History Of Controversial Artwork In Hip-Hop As J. Cole recently faced allegations of stealing artwork, we take a look at hip-hop's history of controversial album covers and how it breeds success. By Robert Blair May 20, 2019 9.1K Views
Original Content Does Lil Pump Need To Evolve In 2019? With 21 Savage and Kodak Black exhibiting notable growth on their recent project, does Lil Pump need to follow suit on "Harverd Dropout" to avoid being lost in the shuffle? By Robert Blair January 10, 2019 13.9K Views