Los ft Wiz Khalifa & Mickey Shiloh “Burn Slow”

Apr 20th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by C. Vernon Coleman  •  1 Comment

The release of Los' upcoming mixtape, Becoming King, is still five days away. But, since today is a holiday, the Bad Boy spitter breaks off something for the smokers and rolls out "Burn Slow," a track off the project featuring ...

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Joey Bada$$ Announces New Solo, Capital STEEZ Projects Dropping In Summer & Fall

Apr 20th, '13  •  News  •  by C. Vernon Coleman  •  4 Comments

Earlier today, Joey Bada$$ took to Twitter to make a couple of big announcements. The young phenom, reported the title for his upcoming debut will be, B4.Da.$$, and the project will be dropping this Fall. JB also announced that the ...

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From The Archvies: Snoop Dogg, “The Coolest” [Originally Published April 2008]

Apr 20th, '13  •  Throwbacks  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

With today being 4-20, XXL decided to look back to out April 2008 story with the biggest smoke of them all, Snoop Dogg. It’s two days before Christmas, and Snoop Dogg is the em- bodiment of holiday cheer. Or, judging from ...

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Best Music Videos Of The Week: 4/14 – 4/20

Apr 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

This week in videos, we see Macklemore and Ryan Lewis explore the high seas, skydive and a whole bunch of other crazy stuff, Chance the Rapper celebrates his birthday, and Ghostface Killah evokes his inner Lucio Fulci in a '70s ...

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Wiz Khalifa Adds A$AP Rocky To ‘Under The Influence 2 Tour’

Apr 20th, '13  •  News  •  by C. Vernon Coleman  •  No Comments

It's tour season and artists are gearing up to hit the road, if they aren't already. Wiz Khalifa recently announced that part dos of his Under The Influence Tour would go down later this year. While last year's lineup was ...

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Chris Webby ft. Dizzy Wright “Turnt Up” [Video]

Apr 20th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Whatever you indulge in 4/20 festivities or not, Chris Webby and Dizzy Wright want to put it out there that they love smoking that green. “Turnt Up” follows Webby and the XXL Freshman through a marijuana dispensary. Shortly after, they ...

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Redman ft DoItAll & Mr. Cheeks “Hands Up”

Apr 20th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by C. Vernon Coleman  •  No Comments

What would a 4/20 be without a weed song from Redman? The New Jersey rapper invites DoItAll and Mr. Cheeks to the cypher for this puff, puff pass track. Easy Mo Bee on the beat. ...

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The Weigh In: R.A. the Rugged Man Predicts an Upset Tonight at Canelo Alvarez vs. Austin Trout

Apr 20th, '13  •  Music  •  by nmb  •  1 Comment

It’s going to be an exciting night for prizefighting fans. On the MMA tip, there’s a showdown between Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez for the UFC Lightweight title. After that wraps up, fans of the sweet science can switch over ...

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Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week: 4/14-4/20

Apr 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

Tragedy struck early this week when two men bombed the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring over 140. Although the suspects in the bombing have been brought to justice, with the younger of the two now in custody, the people ...

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