Ghostface Killah and RZA Star in the “Rise of the Ghostface Killah” Video

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge’s “Rise of the Ghostface Killah” video looks like something straight out of a 1970s horror film. Directed by David Wong, the video features RZA and a masked-up Ghostface doing damage inside a church. There’s a ...

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More Classic XXL Freshman Freestyles

Apr 16th, '13  •  News  •  by Fletch  •  2 Comments

As we show off freestyles from the 2013 XXL Freshman Class, we take a look book at some more classic freestyles form previous classes. Last week, we rereleased freestyles from Kid Cudi, Curren$y, Ace Hood, Asher Roth, Cory Gunz, Blu, ...

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Jahlil Beats Drops “Legend Era 2″ Mixtape [Download Now]

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

23-year-old Producer/Artist Jahlil Beats has produced for just about everybody: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Fabolous and many more. This Pennsylvania producer has worked with this best. Now, just in time before the weather heats up, Jahlil Beats releases the second installment of his ...

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Chance The Rapper Celebrates His Birthday With “No Worries”

Apr 16th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

Chance The Rapper shares the same birthday as Rockie Fresh and they both had the same idea of dropping new music. In poking fun at Lil Wayne’s awesome dance in “No Worries,” Chance remixes the hit single that will presumably ...

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Check Out SpaceGhostPurrp’s Interview With Nardwuar

Apr 16th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

Nardwuar the Human Serviette is back at it, and this time, he brings in SpaceGhostPurrp for an interview. In this latest interview, Purrp and Nardwuar chop it up about Purrp's love of Group Home and Swedish metal band Meshuggah, as well ...

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Watch 40Thousand’s Tumblr-Friendly Video for “TLC”

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

40 Thousand falls in the same line as A$AP Rocky and SpaceGhostPurrp as one of those guys who take weirdo raps to new levels. The Brooklyn MC returns with a new video for “TLC,” which is presumably off his ...

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Rockie Fresh ft. Rick Ross & Lunice “Panera Bread”

Apr 16th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Rockie Fresh and Lunice should work together more. In celebration of Fresh’s birthday today, the Chicago spitter releases a new collaboration with Lunice and Rick Ross, titled “Panera Bread.” Fresh confesses everything on mind and even throws a few rhymes ...

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Album Review: Ghostface Killah, Twelve Reasons To Die

Apr 16th, '13  •  Music  •  by nmb  •  10 Comments

With 20 years of experience and a resumé of critically acclaimed albums, Ghostface Killah has established himself as one of hip-hop’s most consistent and reliable acts. With 12 Reasons to Die, the Wu-Tang veteran joins forces with composer Adrian Younge. ...

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Get Free: Diplo’s Best Hip-Hop Moments

Apr 16th, '13  •  Music  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  1 Comment

Today, Diplo, as one-half of dancehall duo Major Lazer, released his second album, Free the Universe. The record, which they've been teasing for nearly three years (though to be fair, they did deal with some restructuring after founding member Switch ...

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