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NY’S Back! Harlem’s A$AP Rocky and The Bronx’s French Montana cover the March / April 2013 issue of XXL magazine. They both get their own solo covers as well as a joint one. The paper hits ne…

There’s no question that _BRICK_ has been the attraction of choice in the It’s Nice That studio this week. Its fluorescent green logotype and Wiz Khalifa’s fixing gaze on the cover combine to act like metal to magpies, and within seconds of picking it up you’ve been drawn in. It might be to a feature in which ex Death Row Records employee Nina Bhadreshwar reflects on her friendship with Tupac, or one where Cam’ron and T.I. discuss staying relevant after 15 years in the game, or…

This year hip-hop marked a major milestone with the celebration of its 40th anniversary. This month XXL honors that achievement with five collector’s edition tribute covers featuring some of biggest acts in hip-hop history including Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, OutKast and LL Cool J. XXL magazine also combed through four decades of hip-hop to narrow down the top 10 most important albums and songs per year from 1973-2013.... Read more »

A$AP Ferg and Vince Staples front the second issue of London-based BRICK – a title eschewing hip-hop culture cliches for timeless content. Here, we meet founder Hayley Brown