
No one from XXL would ask you for money to write an article to be published. If you're here because someone using an Instagram account is asking you for money, it's a scam. Here are the fake accounts on Instagram impersonating Trent Fitzgerald and asking artists for money: https://www.instagram.com/trent._.fitzgerald/ https://www.instagram.com/trent_fitzgererald1248/ https://www.instagram.com/trent.fitzgerald___/ https://www.instagram.com/trent_fitzgerald_blog_inc_/ https://www.instagram.com/trent_the_creator998/ Trent Fitzgerald is a New Jersey-based freelance writer who is obsessed with hip-hop and pop culture. Currently, he's a music writer for XXL. When he's not writing about your favorite rapper, he's copping sneakers and blogging on his personal rap blog, BeatsandRants.com. He also goes tumbling at beatsnrants.tumblr.com. When it's all said and done, he strives for good music and journalism excellence. Follow him on twitter @BeatsandRants.









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