{"id":12161,"date":"2026-01-07T10:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=12161"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:09:01","slug":"problematic-swagg-its-a-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/problematic-swagg-its-a-war\/","title":{"rendered":"For Problematic &amp; Swagg ''It\u2019s a war''"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The release of the music video <strong><em>It&#039;s A War<\/em><\/strong> marks a new collaboration between two artists from different scenes but connected by a shared vision of independent rap. On one side, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/problematic\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Problematic<\/a><\/strong>, a Canadian rapper originally from Nova Scotia. On the other hand, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/the-real-young-swag\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Real Young Swagg<\/a><\/strong>, a rising figure in New England, already known to readers of <em>Magazine Hip-Hop<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>It&#039;s A War<\/em><\/strong> acts as a meeting point on the border between Canada and the United States, in an underground dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Problematic, a first appearance on Hip-Hop Magazine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still relatively unknown in French-language media, <strong>Problematic<\/strong> evolves and is built primarily around independent releases and targeted collaborations. With <strong><em>It&#039;s A War<\/em><\/strong>, He is teaming up with an artist already established with the American public, while expanding his reach beyond his home territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the American side, <strong>The Real Young Swagg<\/strong> this is not his first appearance on <em>Magazine Hip-Hop<\/em>. The artist has already been showcased through several music videos and recent releases, confirming a regular and engaged presence on the platform. His style, centered on self-affirmation and real-life experiences, has allowed him to build a strong and committed community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <em>Magazine Hip-Hop<\/em>, this output allows for the introduction of <strong>Problematic<\/strong> with its readership and to continue editorial monitoring around <strong>The Real Young Swagg<\/strong>. <strong><em>It&#039;s A War<\/em><\/strong> is supported by two artists who each progress at their own pace, but with a common goal: to make rap music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/728AYNCheRpxS0XQffstRz?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6654efc1c1224a12f859f90a5ff36fcb wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reseauunderground.com\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.reseauunderground.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to <strong>submit your project<\/strong> via the <strong>Official portal of Hip-Hop Magazine<\/strong>, accessible on the <strong>Underground Network<\/strong>.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian rapper Problematic demonstrates why he is so popular in the underground.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":12163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[679,678,606,1128,2756,330,1691,162],"class_list":["post-12161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","tag-actualites","tag-journal","tag-magazine-hip-hop","tag-media","tag-problematic","tag-rap","tag-the-real-young-swagg","tag-videos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12161"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12373,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12161\/revisions\/12373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}