YOUNG JEEZY & HIS U.S.D.A. CREW It’s never seemed like he was having much fun. Since summer 2005, when his Def Jam debut, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, introduced the world at large to what began as a mixtape phenomenon on the Atlanta streets, Young Jeezy has brought joy to millions with his music—the massive hooks, the ad-libs, the swagger. Despite his great success, though, his public persona has remained that of a man on a serious grind. Back with U.S.D.A.'s official mixtape 'Cold Summer,' Jeezy and his boys Slick Pulla and Bloodraw check in with XXL Magazine for this special stone-cold feature. EVE - DON'T NEED YA Damn. Eve is drop-dead gorgeous. Standing in the lights in front of photographer Marc Baptiste’s camera, wearing a deep-cut gold lamé top (effectively more like a fancy pair of suspenders than a blouse), the former first lady of the Ruff Ryders rap dynasty looks more like a supermodel than a supa MC. The veteran emcee is as talented as she is sexy, though, and she's back with XXL Magazine to talk about her upcoming album, and why her Dr-Dre aided project 'Here I Am' took so long to come out. SWIZZ BEATZ THE MONSTER Twelve songs deep into previewing his new project, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean looks like a kid on Christmas. Nestled into his “lucky room,” Studio E of Midtown Manhattan’s famed Sony Music Studios, on this March evening, the 28-year-old hip-hop veteran’s been bouncing with excitement and wearing a big ole candy-cane grin on his face since “Product Man,” the album’s high-octane intro, came on over an hour ago. Swizzy sits down with XXL to give them the scoop on the new album, and why everybody's favorite producer is turning into everybody's favorite rapper...It's Swizz snitches. ALSO FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE: - Polow The Don: The South's fiercest hit-maker of the moment - Redman: Red Is Going Going Gone Wild - Evidence: When It Rains It Pours, 'The Weatherman' checks in - 8Ball & MJG: Living Legends attest to more than 15 years in the game AND MORE: - Eazy E's seeds, Lil' Wayne's manager, Scarface's classics, Bishop Lamont's ascension, Deelishis' big ole butt, Killer Mike's revenge... EYE CANDY and more.