Slum Village Releases The New Video For “Forever”

May 7th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  1 Comment

Relationship problems absolutely suck. There is no good moment during this time period. A lot of tears, tons of stress and deep thought of "how did we even get together?" Slum Village dives into the cause of this problem in their new ...

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Listen To Harry Fraud’s “High Tide” EP With Action Bronson, Tech N9ne & More

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

  Last week, XXL gave fans a preview of producer Harry Fraud's latest EP High Tide with the release of Earl Sweatshirt and Riff Raff's "Yacht Lash." Now, you can listen to the full EP, courtesy of Scion A/V. The full five song project features a ...

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Chance The Rapper Joins Mac Miller on 38-City “The Space Migration Tour”

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

Chance the Rapper continues to capitalize on his buzz from Acid Rap by joining Mac Miller in an upcoming 38-city tour. In support of Mac’s Watching Movies with the Sound Off, the Chicago rapper will perform beside Hardo, Vince Staples ...

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New Album Releases: LL Cool J, Grand Hustle & More

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  4 Comments

In a new weekly segment, XXL will be documenting the latest hip-hop albums dropping every Tuesday. This week finds releases from a number of time-tested MCs and a few highly anticipated collaborative projects hitting stores. The legendary LL Cool J comes through ...

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Berner And Wiz Khalifa Drop New Video For “Paradise”

May 7th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

The king of feel-good music and captain for the Taylor Gang is enlisted for a fresh new song that screams summertime fun. Berner and Wiz Khalifa releases fresh new visuals for "Paradise." The video finds the duo in a bunch of club scenes, with everyone ...

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Ja Rule Is Released From Prison

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

Ja Rule was expected to be a free man on July 28 after finishing up his tax evasion sentence. According to sources in the hip-hop community (Blogger Karen Civil and N.O.R.E.), the Queens native was released today. Just spoke to @ruleyork ...

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Kanye West Performs “I Am A God” at Met Gala

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

Kanye West and, his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian attended the Met Gala last night in NYC. West treated celebrities and guests to a rare performance of new music. (Though, he went into songs like “Clique.”) Throughout the performance, audience members posted ...

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Today In Hip-Hop: Sir Mix-A-Lot Releases “Baby Got Back”

May 7th, '13  •  Today in Hip-Hop  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

On this day, May 7, in hip-hop history... 1992: Sir Mix-A-Lot releases the single "Baby Got Back." Leading up to the song's release, the Seattle rapper signed with Rick Rubin's Def American Recordings after his 1988 debut release Swass was certified platinum in 1990. ...

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Kid Ink Talks About His RCA Debut And Why Fans Don’t Want A Manufactured Artist

May 7th, '13  •  Music  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Ever since Kid Ink signed with RCA Records, the Los Angeles rapper hasn’t stopped thinking of new ways to climb to the top. It’s evident in his recent single “Bad Ass” featuring MMG cohorts Meek Mill and Wale, which has ...

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