XXL Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/xxl/ The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:13:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logologo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 XXL Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/xxl/ 32 32 56491895 DIGGIN’ IN THE CRATES WITH AD-ROCK! https://respect-mag.com/2025/02/respect-22-jessica-lehrman-archive/ https://respect-mag.com/2025/02/respect-22-jessica-lehrman-archive/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:59:51 +0000 https://respect-mag.com/?p=277035 “This was shot for a piece on Ad-Rock’s break into the world of acting for the New York Times. My editor wanted me to shoot him in a playground to play on the fact that he is notoriously kid-less yet […]

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“This was shot for a piece on Ad-Rock’s break into the world of acting for the New York Times. My editor wanted me to shoot him in a playground to play on the fact that he is notoriously kid-less yet plays a hipster dad in “While We’re Young.” I was nervous that we were going to get in trouble with the parents the park since there are many signs you need to be accompanied by kids to be in the gated area, but it seemed like all the moms knew who he was and no one said a thing as Adam slid down the slides, climbed the Jungle Jim or climbed up all the ladders with all of their kids.”

– Jessica Lehrman

Artist: Ad-Rock
Photographer: Jessica Lehrman
Date: Thursday, August 20, 2015
Location: New York, NY
Photo ©️ Jessica Lehrman

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]]> https://respect-mag.com/2025/02/respect-22-jessica-lehrman-archive/feed/ 0 277035 RESPECT. THROW BACK! B.o.B & Ty Dolla $ign Feature https://respect-mag.com/2025/02/respect-throw-back-b-o-b-ty-dolla-ign-feature/ https://respect-mag.com/2025/02/respect-throw-back-b-o-b-ty-dolla-ign-feature/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 03:53:45 +0000 https://respect-mag.com/?p=277025 “You can learn to make a hit record eight different ways, so I’m always open to learning something outside of how I usually do things.” -B.o.B When it comes to musical knowledge and skills, B.o.B and Ty Dolla $ign belong […]

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“You can learn to make a hit record eight different ways, so I’m always open to learning something outside of how I usually do things.” -B.o.B

When it comes to musical knowledge and skills, B.o.B and Ty Dolla $ign belong to a very exclusive club in hip-hop. Although the hit makers would prefer to not to be boxed in to any one genre, good music is a category they are more than willing to accept.

Artists: B.o.B and Ty Dolla $ign
Photographers: Zach Wolfe
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Location: Atlanta, GA
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]]> https://respect-mag.com/2025/02/respect-throw-back-b-o-b-ty-dolla-ign-feature/feed/ 0 277025 Young Quael: Music’s Next Big Star https://respect-mag.com/2020/01/young-quael-musics-next-big-star/ https://respect-mag.com/2020/01/young-quael-musics-next-big-star/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:33:46 +0000 https://respect-mag.com/?p=233766 Atlanta artist Young Quael is one of the most slept on emcee’s in the game right now. Having opened up for the likes of French Montana, K. Michelle, Rich Homie Quan, and Wale to name a few, he is ready […]

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By: Josh Behm

Atlanta artist Young Quael is one of the most slept on emcee’s in the game right now. Having opened up for the likes of French Montana, K. Michelle, Rich Homie Quan, and Wale to name a few, he is ready to take his talent to new heights as an emcee and songwriter. His experience being a finalists in the XXL Rap Battle in 2012, and landing several MTV Jamz  placements, landed him a spot as an official MTV artist.

Driven by conscious lyrics and melodic rap beats, his confidence cadence can be compared to living legend Kendrick Lamar. With a thriving sound and sick pen game Quael is ready to take the music world by storm. What makes him unique as a creative is that his music is just as impressive as his comedic prowess.

When he is not creating music in the studio, he is cracking jokes as the official in game entertainment facilitator of the Nashville Pro-Am. With the ability to cultivate audiences with laughter and musical talent, he prides himself on not being boxed in as a creative.

As he continues to hone in on his craft, he understands the power of service and giving back. He has joined forces with Creatives Day, a collective nonprofit organization for young adult artists/songwriters that provides resources for them to further their creativity and financial independence. Through that, he is a key part of their songwriting program partnered with Eone record label, Hutton hotel and more.
Young Quael is name you want to get familiar with as he will shake the music industry up very soon. Be sure to click here to tap into some new vibes coming out of the ATL.

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]]> https://respect-mag.com/2020/01/young-quael-musics-next-big-star/feed/ 0 233766 CHECK OUT: The 2019 XXL Freshman Class Cyphers/Roundtables https://respect-mag.com/2019/07/check-out-the-2019-xxl-freshman-class-cyphers-roundtables/ https://respect-mag.com/2019/07/check-out-the-2019-xxl-freshman-class-cyphers-roundtables/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:30:17 +0000 https://respect-mag.com/?p=222670 I don’t care what you say: you can be trash or boring for every other feature given as a XXL Freshman (I’m not even going to include the ABCs portion), but the cyphers are what can really make-or-break an overall […]

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]]> I don’t care what you say: you can be trash or boring for every other feature given as a XXL Freshman (I’m not even going to include the ABCs portion), but the cyphers are what can really make-or-break an overall impression. This week, we finally get to check those out, along with the roundtable-style interviews that accompany them. Enjoy below.

If you missed the freestyles, you can check them out here.

DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, YK Osiris and Lil Mosey

Blueface, YBN Cordae & Rico Nasty

Roddy Ricch, Comethazine & Tierra Whack

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]]> https://respect-mag.com/2019/07/check-out-the-2019-xxl-freshman-class-cyphers-roundtables/feed/ 1 222670 CHECK OUT: The 2019 XXL Freshman Class Freestyles/Interviews https://respect-mag.com/2019/07/xxl-freshman-class-freestyles/ https://respect-mag.com/2019/07/xxl-freshman-class-freestyles/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:07:30 +0000 https://respect-mag.com/?p=221243 After the big revealing of this year’s XXL Freshman class, you know what comes next: acapella freestyles. Below, you can check out each drop as their released, along with the accompanying interviews. You can see even more footage of the […]

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]]> After the big revealing of this year’s XXL Freshman class, you know what comes next: acapella freestyles. Below, you can check out each drop as their released, along with the accompanying interviews. You can see even more footage of the artists over at XXL.

DaBaby

Megan Thee Stallion

YBN Cordae

Rico Nasty

Gunna

Comethazine

Tierra Whack

Lil Mosey

Roddy Ricch

Blueface

YK Osiris

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]]> https://respect-mag.com/2019/07/xxl-freshman-class-freestyles/feed/ 2 221243 The XXL Freshman 2019 Cover Has Arrived https://respect-mag.com/2019/06/xxl-freshman-2019/ https://respect-mag.com/2019/06/xxl-freshman-2019/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2019 20:27:09 +0000 https://respect-mag.com/?p=219248 After much deliberation (as it probably is every year), Vanessa Satten and the gang over at XXL have finally revealed this year’s Freshman class….and it’s probably one of the best overall groups they’ve had in a while. Congrats goes out […]

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]]> After much deliberation (as it probably is every year), Vanessa Satten and the gang over at XXL have finally revealed this year’s Freshman class….and it’s probably one of the best overall groups they’ve had in a while.

Congrats goes out to Comethazine, Tierra Whack, DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Roddy Ricch, YBN Cordae, YK Osiris, Rico Nasty, Gunna, Megan Thee Stallion and Blueface, all artists who have been making big strides toward permanent stardom before this cover came to light. You can also expect a slew of freestyles, cyphers and interviews to come from this class soon.

Check out the cover and announcement video below.

XXL Freshman 2019

Image credit: XXL

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