Eric Diep
Iggy Azalea Featuring MØ “Beg For It”
Iggy Azalea is ready to kick off your weekend with new music. On Nov. 24, Iggy is releasing Reclassified, which tacks on five new tracks from her original album The New Classic. Today, the Aussie rapper grabs Danish singer MØ for "Beg For It." I-G-...
Ludacris “Numbers On The Boards”
Ludacris continues his #LudaVerses series with a new freestyle over Pusha T's "Numbers On The Boards." There were only a handful of remixes, so Luda decided to add his own verse. Although it's pretty short, Luda drops aggressive one-liners, even calling himself a rookie again...
Honey Cocaine Featuring Kid Ink And Maino “Gwola”
Yesterday, Honey Cocaine release her latest EP, Like A Drug, and it features her single "Curveball." Another standout from the EP is "Gwola," which features mainstays Kid Ink and Maino. The recently independent rapper goes all-out on the bouncy beat, while Ink and Maino hold their own...
Check Out MC Lyte And Common’s Video For “Dear John”
MC Lyte and Common have a new track called "Dear John." The anthem is made for #EducateOURMen, which is a scholarship initiative for MC Lyte's Hip-Hop Sisters Foundation. Here's more info: ... "Hip-Hop Sisters Foundation presented two $100,000 university scholarships during the Soul Train Music Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show each year since the organization's founding...
Jeezy’s Longtime Engineer Tony Rey On The Making Of ‘Seen It All’
Behind The Boards: Tony Rey
Words Eric Diep
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of XXL Magazine.
Jeezy’s hard-hitting anthems on his new album, Seen It All, sound so tight and crisp because of the work of his go-to engineer, Tony Rey. The 36-yea...
Engineer Ky Miller Says G-Unit Has Almost 50 Songs Done
Ky Miller has been 50 Cent and G-Unit’s trusted guy behind the boards for nearly 10 years. During his time with the legendary crew, the 39-year-old producer/engineer has been a part of hip-hop history, fine-tuning platinum-selling albums like Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, The Massacre and Beg For Mercy. Outside of his ...
M.O.P. Featuring Busta Rhymes “Broad Daylight”
The legendary M.O.P. are releasing a new EP on Nov. 18 called Street Certified. For their first effort, the Brooklyn duo teams up with Busta Rhymes for "Broad Daylight," which marks the first time they collaborated since the remix to "Ante Up...
Lil Durk “Jealous”
Lil Durk's grind doesn't stop. After promising a new song on Twitter yesterday, Durk went ahead and gave his fans "Jealous." The track is exactly as the title implies, which has the 2014 XXL Freshman telling his competition that they are jealous of his success so far...
Listen To MC Jin’s New Album ‘XIV:LIX’
MC Jin, who was formerly on Ruff Ryders and gained fame for being 106 & Park's Freestyle Friday champion, returns with his new album XIV:LIX.
The LP revolves around the concept of whether someone's 15 minutes of fame can really be up...
Dej Loaf Featuring T.I., Trae Tha Truth And Troy Ave “Try Me (Remix)”
Dej Loaf's "Try Me" is quickly becoming the rap song of 2014. Following her NYC debut performance, the Detroit rapper gets her song remixed by Hustle Gang (T.I., Trae Tha Truth, and Troy Ave). Everyone on the record hits the DDS production with their signature styles...
Jarren Benton Featuring Micah Freeman “Lost Kings”
Produced by 8Track, 2014 XXL Freshman Jarren Benton continues his #Blacktober series with a new song called "Lost Kings." This one features Micah Freeman. Listen above.
David Banner Featuring Ernestine Johnson “Evil Knievil”
David Banner is coming off a powerful performance at this year's BET cyphers and wants to build his momentum with new music. Backed by some chants and hard drums, David Banner speaks on political issues and doesn't bite his tongue. "This is for Tulsa, Oklahoma / This is for Rosewood / This is for Philly when the cops bombed the whole hood / This is for Harlem when the pigs stop-and-frisk / Al