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Johnny Nuñez, “So Good” [Feature From the May 2012 Issue] XXLMAG.COM **THIS STORY APPEARS IN ITS ENTIRETY IN THE MAY 2012 ISSUE OF XXL. Johnny Nuñez isn't used to being in front of the camera. The famed rap photojournalist, who has shot flicks of every hip-hop and R&B heavyweight, plus celebrities like President Obama ...
20 Famous Music Feuds Billboard From hip-hop beefs to pop star Twitter feuds, arguments between creative minds have long been a staple of pop culture, and they're not going anywhere -- just look at upstarts like Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea! Check out these 20 classic music feuds, ...
Killer Mike Reviews His Reviews Grantland (blog) Last Tuesday, Killer Mike – the proudly outspoken Atlanta rapper who came up with Outkast's Dungeon Family crew in the early part of last decade – released his sixth studio album, RAP Music. A full-length collaboration with underground hip-hop hero ...
RISE AND GRIND! MORNING MUSIC NEWS: Jennifer Lopez & Enrique Iglesias Announce ... Global Grind Joining the two pop stars on tour will be reggaeton duo Wisin Y Yandel. [Billboard] Over the last year, legendary rapper Nas has done songs with newer, hipper acts like Tyga and Nicki Minaj. Nas talks to XXL about how his daughter inspired him to do ...
Crossover Realities: The Singers and Styles That Stoke His Sound New York Times “I'ma fan of all these genres of music, everything from Mumford & Sons to Beach Boys to doo-wop music to reggae,” BoB said in a recent telephone interview from Charlotte, NC, where he was promoting the record. His pop success had taken him by surprise.
Take Cover: Gunplay Talks Being Livewire Of MMG, Bogota & Upcoming Escort Service XXLMAG.COM Stepping into the XXL offices to chat about his newfound success—his Bogota Rich: The Prequel reportedly flew past 100000 downloads in less than a week—its hard not to notice how humble and big-hearted the MMG maverick is. “I'ma humble dude.
Los Angeles riots: Gangsta rap foretold them and grew after them Los Angeles Times For better or for worse, the Southland style that became known as gangsta rap changed the trajectory of pop music by becoming the '90s definition of cool. For suburban fans who'd been consuming NWA's music as a race-music expression of white teenage ...
Jayleen Martinez Is the Prototype XXLMAG.COM For XXL's money, Jayleen's toned body and pretty face, are the prototype. XXL caught up with the self-proclaimed former tomboy to discuss the type of relationship she's looking for, doing hood rat stuff with friends and her music aspirations.