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Meek Mill might have a point or he’s just in his feelings. We’ll let you decide. The Philly Dreams and Nightmares emcee used X to share his thoughts on what he calls bubblegum rap and challenged the growing wave of light and momentary records topping playlists today. He made it clear that he believes music without real weight fades fast and chips away at the roots of hip hop. Meek contrasted his own focus on storytelling with songs built only for quick attention. He wrote that bubblegum style records fall apart once authentic music reaches the streets and said that…
You can’t make this up. Juelz Santana set off a wave of conversation during a recent appearance on the No Funny Sht podcast when he suggested that young people should be taught financial literacy and business skills before traditional reading lessons. Santana argued that by ninth grade students should already be learning how to build their own businesses. The moment that grabbed the most attention came when he followed that thought by saying that kids do not really need to learn how to read, a comment that drew immediate reactions from listeners. Like we said, you can’t make this up.…
Truth: Conway The MachineGriselda’s Conway the Machine breaks down his new album, You Can’t Kill God With Bullets.As Told To: Peter A. Berry Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website.I took a little more time with the creative process of You Can’t Kill God With Bullets. I wanted it to be special. I put a lot of emphasis on the lyrics, so there’s a lot more maturity. It’s more visceral. The lyrics are dripping with more venom now. I’m on a different brainwave right now. This is…
Alicia Andrews, who was recently convicted in connection with the case and is currently held at the Falkenburg Road Jail while awaiting her December eighth sentencing has taken another weird turn in this case. On November twenty fifth, a series of screenshots spread rapidly across socials, raising questions about whether Andrews may be linked to an alleged mature content subscription account. The images, shared across X, TikTok, and the Gram, appear to show Andrews messaging with someone through an account identified as alicia innocent andrews. The bio attached to the page reads that life is difficult and thanks supporters. The…
Eminem spends his mornings locked in the studio, and his legal team says that’s precisely why Real Housewives of Potomac stars Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant are out of line for demanding an all-day, early-morning deposition in a trademark dispute over their podcast name “Reasonably Shady.” At the heart of the legal fight is whether “Reasonably Shady” is too similar to Eminem’s SHADY trademarks, which have been part of his brand since the late 1990s. Dixon and Bryant want to lock down the name for their podcast and merchandise. Eminem contends it could confuse consumers and dilute his brand. The…
Lil Kim just earned another major accolade nearly thirty years after she changed the sound and style of rap. Billboard has officially ranked her debut album Hard Core as the greatest hip hop album cover of all time, solidifying its place as one of the most influential visual statements in music history. Hard Core arrived in nineteen ninety six at a moment when women in rap were still fighting for room to create without limits. Kim broke through that ceiling with a look and attitude that refused to follow anyone else’s rules. The album cover, which shows her posed with…
Megan Thee Stallion will have to wait until next week to learn the verdict of the defamation lawsuit she filed against blogger Milagro Gramz.On Wednesday (Nov. 26), the jury appeared at the federal courthouse in Miami and began deliberations after receiving instructions from the judge. What some assumed may be a brief conclusion on whether to find Gramz liable for defamation, promotion of an altered sexual depiction and intentional infliction of emotional distress turned into a day-long affair.According to legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff, the jury had multiple questions during deliberations. The first question involved the identity of specific exhibits. The…
Show & Prove: Hurricane WisdomWords: Peter A. Berry Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website.Hurricane Wisdom’s name sounds like the result of some deep spiritual introspection or maybe a moniker for a shady fortune teller. But, like the best rap names, its inspiration is decidedly functional; a nod to a hairstyle he had as a teen. “I had waves in high school,” he explains on a humid August day via Zoom. “It was a little phase, I guess.” These days, his hair’s grown into locs and instead…
50 Cent has officially broken the brief lull in his ongoing feud with Damon Dash, delivering a pointed warning to his 35 million Instagram followers that has reignited one of Hip-Hop’s most contentious battles. The G-Unit mogul took to social media with a direct message under an infamous image of Damon Dash with no teeth, which left no room for interpretation: “What ever you do don’t believe people like this. don’t believe people like this. they’re desperate looking for attention.” View this post on Instagram The post marks Fif’s first major salvo against the Roc-A-Fella co-founder since their explosive exchanges…
Donald Trump scored a major win and now his high-powered attorney, Steve Sadow, is declaring total victory after Georgia prosecutors officially dropped the historic racketeering case against the president and his co-defendants on Wednesday. The dismissal marks a stunning conclusion to a case that began with Trump’s infamous phone call pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” the votes needed to overturn his 2020 election loss. Now, with prosecutor Peter Skandalakis pulling the plug on the entire operation, Sadow is making it clear this case should never have existed in the first place. View this post on Instagram “The…