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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Since leaving Def Jam Recordings last year, Dave East has been on a creative tear. Last year, he stayed busy by linking with Cruch Calhoun for the 30 for 30 album and connected with Scram Jones on For The Love. Now, the Harlem-bred rapper has reunited with producers Mike & Keys for his next outing: Apt 6E. Dave speaks to XXL about the new album, a long-lost Snoop Dogg project, moving on as an independent artist and more. Anyone familiar with Dave East’s story knows that Mike & Keys hold a special place in his heart. After being introduced to the duo by the late Nipsey Hu...
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Photo of the Bamoun Kingdom's Musem. Screenshot from the video “Cérémonie d'inauguration du musée des Rois s Bamoun” on the Actu Non YouTube channel. Fair use. On April 13, 2024, a museum opened in Cameroonthat celebrates more than 600 years of history through the treasures of the Bamoun Kingdom, one of the oldest kingdoms still in existence on the African continent. Established in 1384, the BamounKingdom today represents a significant part of Cameroon's history. Geographically, the Bamoun cultural community spans an area of 7,700 square kilometers (27,973 miles) and has nearly two million inh...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now It’s undeniable that Eminem is one of the greatest rappers alive, and he’s got the catalog to prove it. His biggest songs of all time are included in that. The Detroit-bred rapper has dominated the rap game for over two decades now, debuting all the way back in 1996 with his first album, Infinite. He signed with Dr. Dre‘s Aftermath Records a few years later in 1998. Then in 2000, Eminem officially exploded onto the scene with The Marshall Mathers LP, one of the most decorated and respected albums in rap history. Breaking barriers as a White rapper, Em’s speed and ferocit...
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Tea this time — black Ceylon — was served in Turkish glasses (‘Armuts’) and an Uzbek-style tea set. Photo from the author's family archive, used with permission. One of the biggest cultural shocks for a Turkic person in Europe often occurs when ordering tea in a café or drinking it at a European friend’s home. A Turkic person might struggle to hide their facial expression — surprise and disappointment — when they receive tea in a tea bag. This is because freshly brewed loose-leaf tea is not just commonplace for a Turkic person, but also a measure of hospitality. In the life of the Tatars, tea ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Bay Swag is living a self-fulfilled prophecy. In the same vein as his 2016 debut mixtape, Leader of the New School, the Queens-bred rhymer is just that. Alongside friends and frequent collaborators like Cash Cobain and Chow Lee, Bay Swag is ushering in a wave of New York City hip-hop commonly known as sexy drill, a subgenre focused on turning up and having a good time rather than glorifying any sort of violence. Released in February of 2024, his breakthrough smash “Fisherrr” with Cash Cobain has raked in a staggering 15 million-plus streams across platforms like Spotify ...
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The philosopher and activist, Ailton Krenak. Photo by Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil, used with permission This text, written by Elaíze Farias, was originally published on Amazônia Real's website on April 4, 2024. It is republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices, with edits. The Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) aims to cultivate the Portuguese language and national literature, and so it is historically significant that the Indigenous writer Ailton Krenak was appointed to the institution to promote what he calls the “Brazilian language.” Krenak was elected by the members and...
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Screenshot of the debate at the National Electoral Institute (INE) from the video “Primer Debate Presidencial – México 2024″ on the INETV YouTube channel. Fair use. On June 2, 2024, presidential elections will be held in Mexico, and, for the first time in Mexico’s history, there are tangible conditions to have its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Berta Xochitl Galvez Ruiz are vying for the top spot in the polls, leaving third candidate Jorge Álvarez Maynez at a comfortable distance. For example, the survey conducted by the Mitofsky poll for the magazine El Economista places ...
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Tea bowl hand-made by a Czech ceramic artist. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. In the Czech Republic, tea is consumed in public places called “čajovna” (pronounced tchayovna) — a term that literally means “tea-place.” But čajovna is much more than a word: It is a way of reinterpreting tea-culture and turning it into a mainstream space for socializing and enjoying all kinds of teas and other drinks, warm and cold. According to literary history, the term “čaj” (tea in Czech) appears in the early 18th century, at the same time as “káva” (the Czech word for coffee), when the Czech land...
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Rich SpiritRapsody’s five-year hiatus between albums birthed a level of introspection like never before. Her latest project is a direct reflection of the space she’s in.Interview: Aleia WoodsEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Spring 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. The truth is often scary and accepting it can require courage. This is something Rapsody, 41, has learned over the last four years while working on her latest album, Please Don’t Cry. The Snow Hill, N.C. native took somewhat of a rap sabbatical following the release of her last album, Eve, which came out before the C...
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By Saksorn Nenlert ดูเหมือนว่าการมีทัวร์นาเมนต์ใหญ่คั่นกลางในช่วงซัมเมอร์ทั้ง ยูโร และ โคปา อเมริกา 2024 อาจจะทำให้ตลาดนักเตะหลังจากนั้นดูคึกคักมากกว่าปกติ จากการที่แทบทุกครั้งจะมีดาวดวงใหม่แจ้งเกิดโด่งดังจากแต่ละทัวร์นาเมนต์และเป็นที่หมายตาของทีมยักษ์ใหญ่ที่จ้องจะสอยไปร่วมทีมเพื่อเสริมความแข็งแกร่งในฤดูกาลหน้า ซึ่ง เซอร์ อเล็กซ์ เฟอร์กูสัน กุนซือระดับตำนานของ แมนเชสเตอร์ ยูไนเต็ด ได้เคยกล่าวถึงประเด็นนี้ว่า "มันเป็นอะไรที่ต้องระวังอย่างมากกับการเซ็นสัญญานักเตะหลังทัวร์นาเมนต์ใหญ่จบลง บางครั้งพวกเขาทำผลงานได้ดีจากความหวังที่จะทำเพื่อชาติบ้านเกิด แต่มันไม่ใช่สำหรับสโมสร" ซึ่ง เฟอร์กี้ เองก็มีบท...
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