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T.I. Featuring Iggy Azalea “No Mediocre”
T.I. changes his attention from his money to finding the right woman on his new single, "No Mediocre." This time he comes with even more firepower: Club heavy-hitter DJ Mustard and protege Iggy Azalea, who had a sudden coupe on the Hot 100 by simultaneously hitting No...
Troy Ave Hits The Roller Rink On “Your Style” Video Featuring Lloyd Banks
XXL Freshman Troy Ave continues his campaign to restore the New York feeling on "Your Style." Instead of a street narrative, Troy Ave's adventures takes him to someplace far from "dealin' blow": A roller skating rink. The Brooklyn rapper has fun involving some bottles and some models...
Tory Lanez Featuring Meek Mill And French Montana “I’ll Be There”
Whether it's through features or singles, Meek Mill and French Montana are making attempts to be a DJ playlist mainstay this summer like they were in 2012. Their latest is a solid one as features on Toronto's Tory Lanez's "I'll Be There," the latest entry of his #FargoFridays series...
Ty Dolla $ign Wastes No Time Dropping “Or Nah” Remix Video With The Weeknd And Wiz Khalifa
Ty Dolla $ign has been putting in work since he graced the cover of the 2014 XXL Freshman issue. The crooner dropped the remix to "Or Nah" featuring The Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard earlier this week. Now the work week ends with the official video, which is directed by Ryan Patrick...
Video Premiere: Kidd Kidd “Die For”
Kidd Kidd isn't keeping quiet during the G-Unit renaissance. The affiliate got a feature on 50 Cent's Animal Ambition and is dropping his own mixtape project, Fuk Da Fame, later this summer. He's shot a video for "Die For," which is directed by Eddie Mensore.
The rhymer...
Raz Simone Releases Touching Video To “So Far, So Far”
One of the worst parts about growing up is moving on from the fantasies from a child's perspective to the harsher realties of the world as an adult. That said, there's still some beauty found in some of those realities, which forms the basis of Raz Simone's "So Far, So Far" video...
Styles P And Chris Rivers Are About That Life In “Never Trust”
Styles P's video for "Never Trust" starts with one man masking his face with a bandana and a group of them exchanging nefarious glares in a car. Clearly things are about to go down in the E Joox-directed clip.
While Styles P and feature Chris Rivers perform their verses, the gang are en route to raid an apartment while some cooking is going on (Hint: They're probably not cooking somethin
Lucki Eck$ Has Drug-Fueled Day In “XAN CAGE”
A lot of rap flaunts the use of drugs; Lucki Eck$'s "XAN CAGE" does the opposite. The Chicago rapper released a video that's just as trippy as the song.
The Jimmy Regular-directed clip follows Lucki Eck$ from a first-person perspective after he pops two Xanax pills...
Boaz “Rapness Monster”
There's no urban legend about the Loch Ness Monster rapping, but the idea actually makes for a decent song title. Boaz follows up "Like This" with "Rapness Monster."
The Pittsburgh rhymer follows the blueprint of his prior single, but this time he's focused on getting some of the finer gems in life: Going to the club to get some models, maybe get some weed, perhaps get six figu
Cory Gunz Throws The Finger Up In “I Got It”
Cory Gunz is back with new material with the Jahlil Beats-produced "I Got It." The first thing you'll notice is he switched up his flow, and it sounds like an odd amalgam of Drake's and Migos' style. Also, he's brought the goons out for this video, which is directed by Money Mark from United Millions.
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Akon And OG Boo Dirty Featuring Young Thug “Nasa”
The past few days saw Young Thug appear in the videos for "About The Money" and "Hookah," and another feature on Migos' "1017." The Atlanta star isn't taking any breaks; he's featured on Akon and OG Boo Dirty's "Nasa."
Thugger again shows he's very reliable feature, as he pushes his boasts through rapid fire delivery and floating sing-song...
Lil Boosie “She Want Some”
Ever since he got out of jail, Lil Boosie hasn't spent all that much time to get re-acclimated into society. He's been dropping multiple songs and verses throughout the spring; he definitely wasn't exaggerating when he said he wrote about 1,000 songs while in jail...