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Oct 6, 2011 at 6:01 pm

XXL Freshmen Class Of 2008: Where Are They Now?

XXL Freshmen Class Of 2008: Where Are They Now?

Every year since 2008, XXL Magazine has released a “Freshmen Class” issue, which consists of new rappers who have the potential to be breakout artists. These MCs have created a buzz for themselves via the internet, social media or by simply staying consistent and dropping mixtapes left and right.

But where are they now? It’s one thing to predict the future, but almost four years later whose career has panned out?  TheUrbandaily

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Jul 28, 2011 at 1:01 pm

VMA Winners 2011 Prediction List [VIDEOS]

VMA Winners 2011 Prediction List [VIDEOS]

Kanye West? Lil Wayne? Adele? Bruno Mars? Wondering who will walk away with MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) at 9 pm on Sunday, August 28, 2011? Will Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” triumph over Beyonce’s “Run The World (Girls)” for Best Female Video?  Will Wiz Khalifa lose to Kreayshawn for Best New Artist? Check out who I predict will win from categories of the

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Jun 29, 2011 at 5:28 pm

Lupe Fiasco ft. Trey Songz “Outta My Head” [MUSIC VIDEO]

Lupe Fiasco ft. Trey Songz “Outta My Head” [MUSIC VIDEO]

Lupe Fiasco premiered his latest music video, “Outta My Head” featuring Trey Songz via MTV today. Lupe is having a nice run with his Lasers album that recently certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies. “The Show Goes On” single is double platinum so I assume Atlantic is pretty happy. I  doubt anyone will have to protest with Lupe on his

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Jun 28, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Top 5 Songs On Big Sean’s “Finally Famous”

Top 5 Songs On Big Sean’s “Finally Famous”

Today, Detroit rapper Big Sean released his debut album on Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. Music label. When I listen to Finally Famous, I can’t help but draw comparisons to Drake; both artists are obsessed with fame and women, and their lyrical content reflects that. But unlike Drake’s Thank Me Later, Big Sean’s debut album is markedly superior in terms of

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Shena J

Mar 10, 2011 at 5:30 pm

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Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” To Debut At #1

Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” To Debut At #1

Lupe Fiasco’s new album, Lasers, has defied all of the bad press heaped upon it by critics and Lupe himself, to land a number 1 debut on this week’s Billboard chart.

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Shena J

Mar 8, 2011 at 12:22 pm

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Lupe Fiasco Says He’d Never Do “No Hands” Remix [VIDEO]

Lupe Fiasco Says He’d Never Do “No Hands” Remix [VIDEO]

Charlemagne The God, Angela Yee and DJ Envy interviewed Lupe Fiasco, who has a new album Lasers is in stores now. The Chicago rapper talks label politics, not having commercial success, why he would never do a “No Hands” Remix and a lot more.

“This is the fourth version of Lasers, between the second and third version I asked ‘what do you want?’” – Lupe Fiasco to

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Shena J

Mar 3, 2011 at 4:03 pm

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Lupe Fiasco Feels Like He Is Being Held “Hostage” By Atlantic Records

Lupe Fiasco Feels Like He Is Being Held “Hostage” By Atlantic Records

On the heels of the statement “I listen to and I’ll like some of the songs. But when I think about what it took to actually get the record together and everything that I went through on this record–which is something I can’t separate–I hate this album” Lupe Fiasco admits that he feels like he is being held

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Shena J

Mar 1, 2011 at 3:45 pm

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Lupe Fiasco On New Album: “I Love And Hate This Album”

Lupe Fiasco On New Album: “I Love And Hate This Album”

Lupe Fiasco has admitted to being disappointed in his new album “Lasers” in an extremely candid interview with Complex Magazine. “I love and hate this album,” he says.

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Shena J

Feb 28, 2011 at 1:15 pm

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Kanye West And Mos Def Freestyle @ Blue Note Jazz Club [AUDIO]

Kanye West And Mos Def Freestyle @ Blue Note Jazz Club [AUDIO]

Kanye West and Mos Def were searching for some drunk and hot girls but ended up at Lupe Fiasco’s show at The Blue Note Jazz Club. The frequent collaborators had more than two words for the audience as they freestyled over J-Dilla instrumentals courtesy of the Robert Glasper Experiment.

Mr. West took a few moments to vent on everything from

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Feb 24, 2011 at 4:45 pm

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Lupe Fiasco: I Considered Suicide To Keep From Killing Someone Else

Lupe Fiasco: I Considered Suicide To Keep From Killing Someone Else

Lupe Fiasco revealed that he fell into a deep depression and considered suicide “to keep from killing someone else” while recording of his forthcoming album, Lasers.

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