21 Savage, The Timeline of a Trap Megastar
From the pulsating sounds of Savage Mode to being a playable character in the Call Of Duty franchise, the journey of Atlanta rapper 21 Savage is one of unpredictability and a whole lot of fire.
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Offset and 21 Savage announce album release dates
The rappers have let the world know there's more to December than Christmas.
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Teezo Touchdown: Nailing The Fundamentals
In a breakout year marked by co-signs and collaborations, Teezo Touchdown's debut album, How Do You Sleep at Night?, extends an open invitation into his vibrant world. We caught up with Teezo Touchdown to discover what makes him your favourite artist's favourite artist.
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GIVEAWAY: Raised by Rap: 50 Years of Hip Hop
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop, we're giving away 10 copies of Raised by Rap: 50 Years of Hip Hop — a double-LP vinyl featuring legendary acts like 21 Savage, A Tribe Called Quest, Doja Cat, Mobb Deep, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and more!
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ACCLAIM SOUND GUIDES: CAROLINA GASOLINA
A quick playlist curated by some of our favourite creative people — this edition features Sydney DJ and radio host Carolina Gasolina.
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DJ Khaled’s God Did: A Homage to Hard Work
In his 13th studio album, the hip-hop renaissance man shows no signs of slowing down, instead striving for more greatness in his gargantuan career, all while hoping you do the same.
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Bazzi Is Doing Some Soul Searching
The R&B star on overnight fame, his favourite Prince song, and whether aliens would like his music.
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Catch J.I.D If You Can
The East ATLien talks Dicaprio 2, Mac Miller, and finding his Revenant.
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AJ Tracey has a Mic in One Hand and Two Baby Goats in the Other (Literally)
West London's GOAT drops some knowledge on Tottenham's all-stars, UK Garage and the 21 Savage situation.
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A Boogie’s ‘Hoodie SZN’ Went #1, but Only Sold 823 Copies
The digital-only release set a new record for lowest sales of a #1 album, buoyed to the top of the charts by millions of streams.
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André 3000 pop ups backstage on Young Thug’s tour and gives us hope
We'll take any glimpse we can get
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These rappers reacting to k-pop is the greatest thing you’ll see all day
With whiskey and joints, of course
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Anderson .Paak proves his position in XXL’s Freshman Class with this one-minute freestyle
He's on fire
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The internet has a lot of feelings about XXL’s Freshman 2016 cover
The New Wave definitely brought out some mixed emotions
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