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XXL’s 2010 Freshmen List: Is XXL still our #1 Source for Hip Hop?

March 2nd, 2010

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By now we’ve all heard the freestyles and seen the list.  After denying claims of a “leaked” list that hit the interwebs last December, XXL has officially anointed its Freshman Class of 2010. And while I give XXL credit for a brilliant marketing strategy in introducing the list (Selections aside, the concept of each newcomer freestyling in the shadows is dope), I have to admit that the list itself is underwhelming. In the event that you’ve been living under a rock for the last two weeks, XXL’s Freshman Class 2010 consists of: Read more »

Agacee of The Ivy League Takes Over February

February 9th, 2010

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In preparation for the release of his Agacee’s World Vol I: U.S. Open mixtape which will release in March, Agacee will be dropping a new track/freestyle as well as a fact on Black History every day of this Month via his Twitter page in order for everyone to get familiar on his music…If you haven’t yet, make sure you check out his BEP 2010 EP which he released last month that was also presented by What’s In My Headphones…

Currently a member of Ivy League (now called The League) Agacee and Novakane have been working on solo projects while continuing to perform together as a group. In an effort to bring more fans to their group both artists have been working diligently to spread their music throughout Chicago and to the rest of the nation.

Here are the first 6 days all packaged up…stay tuned for more at WIMH for more…downloads and tracklisting after the jump…

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