XXL gets inside the heads of hip hop’s most talented trio. Watch as they talk fashion, basketball, gang-banging, & Hip-Hop in this in-depth feature.

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The Pacific Division trio drop a 2-for-1 visual off their Church League Champions mixtape. Directed by Carey Williams.

Pac Div, Dom Kennedy, TiRon and hosts L.A.U.S.D. took a trip from L.A. to San Diego, stopping by The Attic for a Meet-N-Greet with fans and then shut down Club Decco with live performances. The homie Spintellect got this footage of all these dope acts doing their respective things live in San Diego (I refuse to call it “Daygo,” as that city is quite possibly the least hood spot in America).

Here’s videos of West Coast stalwarts Pac Div and TiRon ripping the stage during Brooklyn Bodega’s CMJ showcase. “Paper” is up top, “Throwin’ My Money” is down bottom. Church League Champions and Ketchup = two of my favorite releases this year.

Something new off Truck and DJ Bear-One’s upcoming I Told You So… mixtape, sponsored by Rocksmith.

“We wanted to do some cool, mixtape shit over some good ass hip hop. You know sometimes the good shit goes unrecognized. We wanted to show our appreciation. Keep grindin’ PAC!!!”

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Z chops it up with the Cali trio about their high hopes for the next decade of hip hop, what they’d change about their hometown and the music game if they were collectively elected “Mayor. Z also expresses his difficulties (the same I’ve experienced haha) with the Church League Champions online game.

Guys, the title of your impending debut with Universal Motown is Grown Kid Syndrome. How would someone know if they suffered from this clinically-unrecognizable condition?
BeYoung: You’re still leaving crumbs on the counters at your parents’ house, you’re still leaving drawers around the house, you’re just irresponsible. You’re just a man trying to find your way in the world, or if you’re a girl you’re a girl tryin’ to find yourself in the world, but you still have those childish habits you just can’t seem to break away from.

Pac Div – DJBooth Interview

Apologies in advance to anyone outside the US who can’t view the video (I’m with you on that note).

Pac Div, who’ve opened for Nas and recently released Church League Champions, offer a good old underdog story: rising from church league basketball to the NBA. (And a stint on as a junior college baller). Pac Div’s interests do go beyond sports too — they’re into Eckhart Tolle and Eat, Pray, Love on the lit tip and Radiohead and Flock of Seagulls on the iPod. – The Five

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Dig it: the song first leaked way the fuck back in February, the street tape with the song on it dropped about two months ago and the video officially drops today. And I still get gassed up whenever I hear this.

DOWNLOAD: Pac Div – Church League Champions (Mixtape)

Consider today the unofficial “stop downloading shit and read something gotdammit” day. Pac Div sat down with Honey to wax poetics on Shirley Chisholm. Kidding, of course.

Honey: Define a groupie.

Mibbs: You’re supposed to love yourself though…

Like: No, not like that. Groupies are self-promoters. They’re trying to be next to the stars because they…just like.. oooh I was about to call somebody out. Like for a certain girl who is getting a lot of lime light right now, she doesn’t really do anything. She’s just a pretty girl, but what do you do? Are you a model? Which one are you? You know, they don’t really do anything. She’s just another pretty girl.

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…is dope as hell. But only a select few know that. The rest of the world will be able to check it out on September 16th. And if you’re in the L.A. area, be sure to check out the release party as TiRon, Blu & Pac Div will be rocking the stage. Talk about a (2)dope line-up! I’ll be out East so I won’t make it. Click the image for the full flyer. And if you’re still sleeping on the kid… Ketchup!