XXL Freshman 2014: Rapsody Pitch [VIDEO]
XXL Freshman 2014: Rapsody Pitch [VIDEO]
XXL Freshman 2014: Rapsody Pitch [VIDEO]
The selection for the XXL Freshmen 2014 is kicking into high gear, and yes, you should be as excited as we are here in the XXL office. In preparation for this year's class, we let some possible candidates tell us why they think they deserve to be part of XXL Freshmen 2014...
Kanye West Performs On ‘Late Night’
Kanye West Performs On ‘Late Night’
Kanye West Performs On ‘Late Night’
Kanye West opened up his live set on Late Night starring Seth Meyers with smash hit "Jesus Walks" and runs through fan faves like "Touch the Sky," "Stonger," "Heartless," "All of the Lights," "Mercy" and closes with his knocking "Black Skinhead" tune before he tosses the mic and walks off stage...
Talib Kweli And 9th Wonder Are Working On A Joint Album
Talib Kweli And 9th Wonder Are Working On A Joint Album
Talib Kweli And 9th Wonder Are Working On A Joint Album
In a recent interview with Big Von from 106 KMEL, Talib Kweli revealed that he’s working on a collaboration album with 9th Wonder. The crew is tentatively titled B.A.D. (Build And Destroy Gang). “The idea is that you have an album like The Chronic there hasn’t been a conscious or thematically positive album that has struck a chord like The Chronic," said Talib. "And that’s what... Read
Stream Pharrell’s New Album
Stream Pharrell’s New Album
Stream Pharrell’s New Album
Fans can now listen to Pharrell's new album G I R L, which was made available for stream Tuesday night on iTunes. "Thankful for the opportunity to share my new album with everyone," Pharrell wrote on Twitter. G I R L features Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake and Daft Punk and is due out on Mar...
Shaggy Wins With The Hits At Brooklyn Bowl
Shaggy Wins With The Hits At Brooklyn Bowl
Shaggy Wins With The Hits At Brooklyn Bowl
It's hard to say exactly why I went to see Shaggy last night at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, other than to just say that as soon as I saw that he was performing, I knew I had to be in the building, somehow. In my defense, though, the pop-reggae icon doesn't really come around all that often; he barely tours extensively anymore, keeping most of his shows spread out sporadically throughout the yea
Rick Rubin Joins Twitter
Rick Rubin Joins Twitter
Rick Rubin Joins Twitter
Rick Rubin has joined Twitter. One of the OGs of hip-hop is officially available for your Twitter comments. His first tweet was of course a hip-hop reference. Microphone check, one, two — Rick Rubin (@RickRubin) February 21, 2014  
100s “10 Freaky Hoes”
100s “10 Freaky Hoes”
100s “10 Freaky Hoes”
100s drops the lead single from his forthcoming EP today. "10 Freaky Hoes" is a G-Funk love story with bass slaps, vocoder, and lush synths. Listen to it above, EP will be release sometime in March.
Stream Migos ‘No Label 2′
Stream Migos ‘No Label 2′
Stream Migos ‘No Label 2′
Migos release their 25-track mixtape No Label 2. The ATL trio of Offset, Quavo and Takeoff get guest features from Meek Mill, Rich Homie Quan and MGK plus production from Zaytoven, Metro Boomin, Murda and many more. Check it out below

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