Ab-Soul

Vic Mensa should be a familiar name to anyone keeping an eye on Chicago's multi-faceted hip-hop scene. The young rapper made an appearance on "Cocoa Butter Kisses" off Chance The Rapper's Acid Rap, he used to be part of the hip-hop band Kids These Days, he recently dropped an impressive track with singer Eliza Doolittle and now he's released a solo mixtape, INNANETAPE...

Pro Era’s CJ Fly is preparing to release his forthcoming mixtape, The Way Eye See It, on October 4. Today, he drops a heavy boom-bap affair with “Sadderdaze” featuring TDE’s Ab-Soul. The two deliver ill rhymes, spitting game about finding yourself in a lost world and being a rebel without a cause. Check it out above. ...

Hip-hop was the center of Instagram this week. With Trina in the hospital, Juelz Santana flicking it up lil cousin Terio, and 2 Chainz reuniting the Hot Boys in his new video ; things were quite entertaining. Alicia Keys also cheffed it up for her hubby, Swizz Beatz, Joe Budden posed with his huge dog, Fat Trel showed off an epic  tat from one of his fans, A$AP Rocky posted a pic from his "Fa

As we wind down a month-long look back over the last 150 issues of XXL and the biggest hip-hop events during that time, some of our friends and supporters hit us up with some-outs that we're sharing in this video. We'd like to thank our readers, fans, haters, staff, rappers, managers, producers, labels, executives, PR people and everyone else for the last 150 issues and in the words of Snoop, &quo

XXL is partnering with Cinematic Music Group to give tickets to see the show in Detroit on October 23 for the 2013 Smoker's Club Tour. The tour will feature 2013 XXL Freshmen, Ab-Soul and Joey Bada$$, co-headlining the dates along with guests that include the entire Pro Era crew, Chevy Woods, Cashius Green, Black Dave, Hefna Gawp and the Underachievers. The tour will run fr...

Rappers got bold on Twitter this week! From Azelea Banks lashing out at Lady Gaga to Meek Mill being the first rapper called out on "Control" to respond musically, the social network nearly became a war zone. However, there were some positive things that popped off on the site like Drake announcing the completion of album, Joe Budden blocking a thirsty fan, Lil Twist wanting to see Riha

Although Ab-Soul is still working things out when it comes to a debut release, the rapper is certain that all the waiting will for sure be worth it. Detailing his work ethic in "On The Road," the video series presented by the Budweiser Made In America Festival, Ab tells that he's currently crafting up something and it may be looking like a diamond. ...

Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was filled with fans from across various genres for the second annual Made In America festival. Mixing in hip-hop, EDM and everything in between, it was a crowded scene for the summer's last big festival. This...

The atmosphere on twitter this week was indeed a positive one. Rappers were congratulating each other left and right on their recent successes and upcoming projects. From Drake giving props to Big Sean to Kanye unveiling Pusha T's album cover,it's for sure that hip-hop was united this past week...

It has been reported today that R&B singer and frequent TDE collaborator, Jhené Aiko, was hospitalized after a bad car accident last night. Although, it will cause her to miss a concert at LSU this evening, it has been reported that she is currently ok and was soon released from the hospital suffering from a broken wrist, a cracked tooth and needing several stitches. While Jhené...

Kicking off October 17th, Ab-Soul and Joey Bada$$ will trek off on the 2013 Smokers Club Tour. Joined by the entire Pro Era crew, Chevy Woods, Cashius Green, Black Dave, Hefna Gawp and the Underachievers, the group will present the 2013 version of the Mary Jane masquerade...

This week in the world of hip-hop on Instagram:  We have Drake getting pulled over by cops, Eminem making a weird instagram debut, Riff Raff comparing his ablum cover to Drizzy's, Birdman snapping flicks at XXL Industry night, Ab- Soul paying homage to hip-hop legends, ScHoolboy Q posting baby pictures of Macklemore, T.I ce...