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A Very Honest Conversation With Quando Rondo

What More Can I Say? Quando Rondo’s relationship with rap is dark and deeply personal. His story is riddled with harsh realities as he tries to navigate the road to redemption. Interview: Joey Echevarria Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL […]

Baby Kia, the New Face of Crashout Music, Gets His Life Together

Show & Prove: Baby Kia Words: Georgette Cline Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. Posted up in front of a church with a crew of shiesty-wearing guys around him, 18-year-old rapper Baby Kia smokes a cigarette while rapping in […]