Frazier Othel Thompson III (born July 3, 1980), better known by his stage name Trae tha Truth or simply Trae, is an American hip hop recording artist from Houston, Texas.
 Apart from his solo career, Trae is also known as a member of the underground rap collective Screwed Up Click, as well as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo ABN, and one of the founding members of the group Guerilla Maab, alongside fellow rappers Z-Ro and Dougie D. Trae tha Truth currently hosts Banned Radio on XXL, on Dash Radio.
The Monthly Review, established in 1949, is an independent socialist magazine published monthly in New York City.
 The publication remains the longest continuously published socialist magazine in the United States.
 The journal has an impact factor of 0.460.
Curtis Stewart (born November 26, 1983), better known by his stage name Kidd Kidd (formerly known as Nutt Da Kidd), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.
 He was one of the first members of Lil Wayne's label imprint, Young Money Entertainment, as a part of Southern hip hop group Sqad Up.
 In 2011, Kidd Kidd signed a record deal with 50 Cent's label imprint G-Unit Records and subsequently in 2014, he joined the newly reformed East Coast hip hop group, G-Unit.
 In 2015, he was chosen as part of "XXL Magazine"'s annual Freshman Class.
Malik Turner (Michael Muhammad) is an American rapper and producer from Fayetteville, NC, who came to prominence in the 1990s as a rapper.
 He is known for his politically aware, socially conscious lyrics, and sample heavy production.
 Malik is the other half of the duo, "Malik Turner (Malik - Mad Lyrics) and DJ Master Jam".
 The duo was formed in the early 1990s when Malik and DJ, Master Jam were college students at Cheyney University.
 In 1992 Malik and Jam, along with two friends, Allen "Nadir" Muhammad and Milton "Fahyim" Sharp formed "Son of Man Productions".
 In 1994, with the support of Guru from Gang Starr, and DJ Sean Ski, Son of Man Productions released the classic independent single, "No More 9 to 5" and "The Last Days of Wax" on their own label "Mpacked Sounds".
 The classic record was mastered by mastering engineer Tony Dawsey.
 Mpacked Sounds focused on a more independent label and artist ownership position in their music, during a time when their peers were interested in seeking record deals from major labels.
 At the time "Billboard" noted the lead single "No More 9 to 5", for having top 40 single potential and hip hop magazines like "Rap Sheet" and "Rap Pages" featured Malik and Master Jam as a rising duo to look out for.
 Projects with Mpacked Sounds led to opportunities to share the stage with the likes of Brand Nubian, the Fu-Schnickens, Black Sheep, Poor Righteous Teachers, Da Bush Babees, The U.M.C.'s, Rakim, and others.
"I Am Your Leader" is a song recorded by American recording artist Nicki Minaj for her second studio album "" (2012).
 The song features additional rap vocals from hip hop artists Rick Ross and Cam'ron.
 Production of the song was handled by Fernando Garibay & Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis, with writing coming from Minaj, Garibay, Hollis, Ross, and Cam'ron.
 Musically, "I Am Your Leader" is a midtempo hardcore hip hop and electro hop song that contains sparse beats, minimal instrumentation, repetitive, high-pitched, off-pitch synth hooks, and a booming, static bass.
 Lyrically, Minaj "dishes boast-heavy verses about how she’s better than all these other bitches", according to Adam Fleischer of "XXL Magazine".
Willis Polk II, better known by his stage name Deacon the Villain, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Versailles, Kentucky.
 He is a founding member of the hip hop group CunninLynguists.
 Deacon's has produced for the likes of KRS-One, King Tee, and J-Ro from Tha Liks, among others.
 Deacon the Villain has been featured in notable journalism sources such as XXL, Pop Matters, HipHopDX, and Exclaim!
, among others.
KRS-One is the second album released by hip hop artist KRS-One under his own name.
 The album was originally meant to be titled "Hip-Hop Vs. Rap", as can be seen in the early The Source's and Rap Pages reviews, which also reveal that a few tracks were scrapped at the last minute; all of these songs still remain unreleased to this day although they have all been posted at XXL Magazines webpage for streaming.
Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) is a mixtape by American hip hop group Migos.
 It was released on June 13, 2013.
 The album features notable guest appearances from rappers Gucci Mane, Trinidad James, Riff Raff and Soulja Boy.
 This mixtape is notable for the single "Versace", the single reached number 99 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, number 31 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 23 on the US Hot Rap Songs chart and number 11 on the US Top Heatseekers chart.
 "Versace" was placed in multiple year-end lists of 2013.
 Diplo included it in his 2013 round-up set on BBC Radio 1. "
XXL" named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2013.
 The official music video, directed by Gabriel Hart, was released on September 30, 2013.
 It shows Migos and Zaytoven at a luxurious mansion, wearing Versace clothes and accessories.
 The video also features a snippet of Migos second single off the mixtape "Hannah Montana".
 As of November 2014, it has gained over nine million views on YouTube.
 "Y.R.N." later reached number 74 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, their first mixtape to do so on the "Billboard" charts.
 The mixtape has accumulated over 500,000 downloads from mixtape websites like DatPiff.com, MixtapeMonkey.com, and HotNewHipHop.com.
XXL is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997.
"HiiiPoWeR" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar.
 It was released on April 12, 2011 as the lead single from his independent digital album "Section.80" (2011).
 The conscious hip hop song was released as the first single for the album.
 While the album itself garnered positive reviews (achieving a Metacritic score of 80 and an XL rating from "XXL"), "HiiiPoWeR" also drew significant acclaim for its lyricism and depth.
 HipHopDX gave it the Verse of the Year award and "XXL" called it "one of the finest tracks of the year".

Question: Are both Monthly Review and XXL hip hop magazines?
Answer: no