Win Tickets To See Smoke DZA & Vinny Cha$e Perform!

May 9th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

Enter for the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Smoke DZA and Vinny Cha$e perform in June! XXL is now offering fans the chance to win two tickets to "The Offering Concert" with Smoke DZA and Vinny Cha$e this ...

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Danny Brown, Class of ’12 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen

May 9th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  2 Comments

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up ...

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Watch Pusha T’s “Numbers On The Boards” Video

May 9th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Pusha T released his new single “Numbers On The Boards” a few weeks back. The Internet went crazy. Now, he’s back with the official video that has quick cameos by Kanye West and Chief Keef. Give it a watch above, and ...

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Listen To Blue Sky Black Death & S.A.S.’s “Valley Of Kings” Featuring Cam’ron & N.O.R.E.

May 9th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

The production duo of Blue Sky Black Death creates another dark anthem featuring two of hip-hop’s finest. After teaming up with underground favorites Nacho Picasso and Deniro Farrar, the Seattle native and another duo SAS grabbed Cam’ron and N.O.R.E. on ...

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Album Review: Illogic & Blockhead, Capture The Sun

May 9th, '13  •  Music  •  by nmb  •  3 Comments

Columbus MC Illogic’s catalog is a deep one, mostly stockpiled with bars reminiscent of rap’s golden era. His lyrics easily double as poetic verses as he maneuvers his way through heavy topics—building a lasting relationship with God, being a good ...

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Fabolous Welcomes New York’s New Generation Of MCs

May 9th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  4 Comments

John Jackson, bka Fabolous, is just a quiet kid from Brooklyn’s Brevoort housing projects, who first hit the music scene in 2001 with the release of his breakout LP Ghetto Fabolous. The first hit from the record, “Can’t Deny It,” ...

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Today In Hip-Hop: The Clipse Founds Re-Up Records

May 9th, '13  •  Today in Hip-Hop  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

On this day, May 9, in hip-hop history... 2006: The Clipse founds Re-Up Records imprint under Jive Records' banner. In 2004, the Clipse's label Arista Records' urban division was absorbed by its sister label Jive Records, disrupting the recording of the duo's ...

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UPDATE: Game Releases A Teaser Artwork For ‘Operation Kill Everything’

May 9th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

Coming off last year’s excellent Jesus Piece, Game is ready to feed the streets once again with a new mixtape. He made the announcement for Operation Kill Everything on Twitter, where he says it is “almost done” and fans will ...

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Riff Raff Adds His Verse On “Bugatti (Remix)”

May 9th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  3 Comments

Riff Raff is on a remixing spree. After jumping on Juicy J’s “Show Out,” he takes a stab at Ace Hood’s street single “Bugatti.” Among the A-list rappers such as T.I. and Wiz Khalifa, Riff surprisingly drops some lyrical heat. ...

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