Kendrick Lamar’s Popularity On Twitter Has Exploded Since ‘Control’
Kendrick Lamar’s Popularity On Twitter Has Exploded Since ‘Control’
Kendrick Lamar’s Popularity On Twitter Has Exploded Since ‘Control’
If the size of your following on Twitter is any indication of your actual popularity, then Kendrick Lamar has just become one of the world's most popular celebrities. Kendrick Lamar's performance on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)" has been one of the biggest stories in hip-hop this year and the attention that Kendrick has received from the verse can actually be quantified ...
Ray Dalton, The Singer On Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us,” Finds A Home In Hip-Hop
Ray Dalton, The Singer On Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us,” Finds A Home In Hip-Hop
Ray Dalton, The Singer On Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us,” Finds A Home In Hip-Hop
Sometimes, it only takes 27 seconds for life to change completely. Just ask Ray Dalton, whose half-minute hook on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' monstrous "Can't Hold Us" took the twenty-three-year-old tennis instructor from Seattle onto a whirlwind tour that's spanned the globe and sent his name to the top of the Billboard charts, carving out a place in the history books along the way... Re
Listen To “Driver,” From Tory Lanez’s Upcoming Mixtape
Listen To “Driver,” From Tory Lanez’s Upcoming Mixtape
Listen To “Driver,” From Tory Lanez’s Upcoming Mixtape
A few weeks ago, XXL ran a feature story on Texas-by-way-of-Toronto rapper/singer Tory Lanez, who was gearing up to release his new mixtape Conflicts Of My Soul. Unfortunately, Lanez had to push the tape back from its initial release date of August 8, but that was only because he had a bit of a surprise in store for his fans—he was teaming up with the legendary DJ Drama, who will be presenting th
Curren$y Gets Too High, Misses Wiz Khalifa’s Wedding
Curren$y Gets Too High, Misses Wiz Khalifa’s Wedding
Curren$y Gets Too High, Misses Wiz Khalifa’s Wedding
The always-lovable (and always-stoned) Curren$y has been a longtime friend of Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa, with their camaraderie culminating in a joint EP called Live In Concert, which they put out earlier this year. But while the two weed aficionados find time come together to make music and smoke tons of weed, Curren$y recently admitted that when it came to Wiz's recent wedding to Amber Rose,
In The Cut: Big Sean & Juicy J Made XXL’s Top Songs Of The Week
In The Cut: Big Sean & Juicy J Made XXL’s Top Songs Of The Week
In The Cut: Big Sean & Juicy J Made XXL’s Top Songs Of The Week
As the world recovers from Kendrick-mania, nearly ten full days after the verse that stopped the world dropped, we're still catching up on new music. This week, Drake—as he likely will for the weeks to come before the release of his upcoming album Nothing Was The Same—made major headlines after he pushed the release date of his LP back a week and revealed the album's cover art, which is as upbeat
Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Birdman, & More Party With XXL At Industry Night
Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Birdman, & More Party With XXL At Industry Night
Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Birdman, & More Party With XXL At Industry Night
Can we say the hottest party of the year? Thursday night was a complete movie as XXL kicked off Industry Night, a VMA pre- party partnered with Smoke Liqueur. Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Birdman and many more all stopped through in support of the iconic magazine literally taking hip-hop to a higher level...
This Is What XXL Thinks Of Drake’s New Cover
This Is What XXL Thinks Of Drake’s New Cover
This Is What XXL Thinks Of Drake’s New Cover
Everything that Drake seems to do these days brings a level of attention dwarfed by few others in hip-hop. The man is a one-man attention-sucking supernova, attracting opinions and gossip like the constant pull of gravity. On Wednesday night, Drake revealed his latest gambit to please the gossip folks ...
‘Kick-Ass 2′ Brings Some Humor To Mindless Violence
‘Kick-Ass 2′ Brings Some Humor To Mindless Violence
‘Kick-Ass 2′ Brings Some Humor To Mindless Violence
From the moment Kick-Ass 2 star Jim Carrey came out and decided to no longer support his recent film “in good conscience,” due to its high levels of violence, the superhero-led comedy was predetermined a curiosity-inspiring must-see. Based on t...
The Break Presents: ProbCause
The Break Presents: ProbCause
The Break Presents: ProbCause
Chicago continues to show the talent pool is growing with ProbCause. The rising rapper has worked with Chance The Rapper, but has continue to dominate his own lane, especially with his new project The Recipe Volume 2. Prob will have you locked in...
16 More Kendrick Responses From Up-And-Coming NY Rappers
16 More Kendrick Responses From Up-And-Coming NY Rappers
16 More Kendrick Responses From Up-And-Coming NY Rappers
There have been a lot of high-profile responses to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse, so we decided to give up-and-coming NY rappers a platform to verse their opinions. After an open call and tons of entries, we narrowed them down to 16 of the better, or at least more interesting, tracks...

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