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BankRoll Bird Relives His Past in New “True Story” Video
BankRoll Bird Relives His Past in New “True Story” Video
BankRoll Bird Relives His Past in New “True Story” Video
A new type of MC is emerging out of Charlotte, North Carolina named BankRoll Bird, a multi-dimensional rapper/singer who marries tough, real life bars with a subtly Auto-Tuned melodic approach that puts him somewhere in the area of a smoother, more falsetto-voiced street rhymer...
Premiere: Papoose, “The Plug” (Prod. by DJ Premier)
Premiere: Papoose, “The Plug” (Prod. by DJ Premier)
Premiere: Papoose, “The Plug” (Prod. by DJ Premier)
Papoose continues gearing up for the release of his sophomore album You Can't Stop Destiny and today XXL premieres his latest single, "The Plug," produced by none other than the legendary DJ Premier. The track, which you can check out above, has a gritty, Western, bluesy feel complete with Premo's patented scratches and Pap's trademark swagger and braggadocio as he spits about having eve
Premiere: Chris Webby, Tech N9ne and Jarren Benton Wild Out in “Ohh Noo” Video
Premiere: Chris Webby, Tech N9ne and Jarren Benton Wild Out in “Ohh Noo” Video
Premiere: Chris Webby, Tech N9ne and Jarren Benton Wild Out in “Ohh Noo” Video
Chris Webby is having himself a solid year so far. Fresh off Tech N9ne's sprawling Special Effects Tour with Tech, Murs, Krizz Kaliko and Zuse that spanned two months and wrapped up earlier this month, Webby grabs Tech and 2014 XXL Freshman Jarren Benton for the wild, eerie new video for his track "Ohh Noo," premiering today exclusively with XXL. Shot dur...
Premiere: Statik Selektah Feat. Bun B, Styles P and Sean Price, “Top Tier”
Premiere: Statik Selektah Feat. Bun B, Styles P and Sean Price, “Top Tier”
Premiere: Statik Selektah Feat. Bun B, Styles P and Sean Price, “Top Tier”
Statik Selektah is back at it, gearing up for the release of his seventh studio album, appropriately titled Lucky 7, and today XXL premieres his latest single "Top Tier." With UGK veteran Bun B joining New York City stalwarts Styles P and Sean Price on the track, you already know the track goes hard and isn't afraid to get gritty. Over a c...
Premiere: Audio Push Drop the Video to Their Remix of K Camp’s “Lil Bit”
Premiere: Audio Push Drop the Video to Their Remix of K Camp’s “Lil Bit”
Premiere: Audio Push Drop the Video to Their Remix of K Camp’s “Lil Bit”
After dropping their feel-good mixtape The Good Vibe Tribe in April in time to soundtrack the summer, Audio Push is keeping busy on the music front, specifically with a new remix series. Last week, Oktane and Price kicked off the series with a freestyle over Future's buzzing banger "Fuck Up Some Commas," putting a West Coast spin on the ATLien's latest hit. Tod...
Premiere: Fat Leopard Feat. Lil Wayne, “Vegas”
Premiere: Fat Leopard Feat. Lil Wayne, “Vegas”
Premiere: Fat Leopard Feat. Lil Wayne, “Vegas”
Lil Wayne has been in the headlines as much for what's going on outside of the music realm as inside it, but he's gotten back on his grind lately with a series of videos and guest verses and performances over the past few weeks. And today it seems like he's back on his boss grind...
Premiere: Rich The Kid, “No Time” (Prod. Sonny Digital)
Premiere: Rich The Kid, “No Time” (Prod. Sonny Digital)
Premiere: Rich The Kid, “No Time” (Prod. Sonny Digital)
When Migos was hauled off stage by Georgia police in the middle of a performance at Georgia Southern University in April, several other members of their entourage and Quality Control label were taken into custody as well. Migos member Offset still sits in a Georgia jail after being denied bond twice, but he's not alone: fellow QC rapper Rich The Kid is also locked up stemming from the same inciden
Premiere: DJ EFN Feat. Juvenile, Trick Daddy and dead prez, ‘Survival’
Premiere: DJ EFN Feat. Juvenile, Trick Daddy and dead prez, ‘Survival’
Premiere: DJ EFN Feat. Juvenile, Trick Daddy and dead prez, ‘Survival’
DJ EFN keeps his impressive run going by unveiling more heat from his upcoming debut LP, Another Time, out tomorrow. Today he brings together a couple OGs for his new cut "Survival," produced by BeatsNDaHood, with Juvenile, Trick Daddy and dead prez going old school over a prodding beat. The...
Premiere: Earlly Mac Featuring Big Sean “Do It Again”
Premiere: Earlly Mac Featuring Big Sean “Do It Again”
Premiere: Earlly Mac Featuring Big Sean “Do It Again”
Big Sean is still prepping his third studio album, the as-yet-untitled followup to 2013's Hall Of Fame, but today he steps back out with a guest verse and hook on this new record from Earlly Mac, titled "Do It Again." The Key Wane-produced track provides a laid back platform for Mac and Sean to groove quickly on their own before linking back up for the chorus. Ear...
Premiere: Apollo Brown Featuring Roc Marciano, “Lonely And Cold”
Premiere: Apollo Brown Featuring Roc Marciano, “Lonely And Cold”
Premiere: Apollo Brown Featuring Roc Marciano, “Lonely And Cold”
Producer Apollo Brown is having a prolific year. Having already dropped his remix EP with Planet Asia, Abrasions: Stitched Up, in January, Brown dropped his solo album, Thirty Eight, last week on his Mello Music Group label, home to Oddisee, Rapper Big Pooh and Gensu Dean, among others. Comprise...
Premiere: Smoke DZA’s New Album Cover Art And Tracklist
Premiere: Smoke DZA’s New Album Cover Art And Tracklist
Premiere: Smoke DZA’s New Album Cover Art And Tracklist
Smoke DZA is hard at work getting ready to liberate his upcoming LP titled Dream.ZONE.Achieve, scheduled to be released on Apr. 1. His leading single “Herases,” featuring TDE’s Ab-Soul, dropped on Monday (Mar. 3). Today, DZA gives XXL the green light to unveil both the album's cover and tracklist. Peep the rundown...

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