Ab-Soul

Dizzy Wright keeps the new videos coming. Off his 2012 EP, The First Agreement, Dizzy releases a visual for the title track that was shot by On Point Films. On the slow groove, Dizzy is traveling around serene scenes. There are also clips of America’s history, including key moments such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 9/11 and more. Watc...

Fresh of his recent appearance on XXL's Freshman Class of 2013 cover, Maryland rapper Logic has signed with Def Jam Records. HipHopDX reports that the Visionary Music Group MC has inked a deal with Def Jam Records. Additionally, legendary Chicago producer No I.D. w...

T.D.E. rapper Ab-Soul is the XXL Freshman of the day. Click up his >>  Freshman bio page <<  to watch his XXL Freshman freestyle and found out the numerical quantification of the sum of all fears. There's also behind-the-scenes photos from the XXL cover shoot, stats, notable tracks and find out when he wrote his first rap. Like XXL on Facebook t...

2013 XXL Freshmen, Action Bronson, jumps on the Statik Selektah beat for "Live From Kissena Blvd” record. This track is off Funkmaster Flex's up coming mixtape Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself? First and foremost, the tracklist to this mixtape is unbelievable. Second, Bronso...

Trinidad Jame$ has other talents besides crafting hits about wearing gold. During the HoopXHang 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at SXSW, Ecko Unltd. was on-site to capture Jame$ in his natural element. We see the young ATLien shooting a few jumpers, taking it up the court and hitting a game winner...

Jay-Z is partnering up with Budweiser again for his Made In America Festival, which will be hosted at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. The festival, which will run from August 31 to September 1, is set to have another stacked line-up that won’t disappoint. Earl...

If you never met a pimp, well, Trinidad Jame$ and Mach Five will school you. On a silky smooth beat, we have the 2013 XXL Freshmen killing the hook. This record is off the soundtrack to an upcoming shot film titled We Ballin’, coming out soon. The ...

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New ATLien Scotty is readying a new project #FAITH dropping April 30. “Conversations on That Brown” is similar to having a few beers with a close friend, revealing your inner truths and bullshitting at the same time. Produced by DJ Burn One and Beanz N Kornbread, James kicks off the mellow, guitar-laced song. Later on, ...

Our recently chosen XXL Freshman will appear on Peter Rosenberg’s upcoming mixtape New York Renaissance that will be out sometime today. The young BK spitter seems to have an endless supply of tricks. He jumps on the sample-driven production of Harry Fraud for “Day in the Life.” Joey says...

Last week, when we revealed our 2013 Freshman class, a lot of people noticed that three rappers flaunted a dollar sign in their names. More than any other genre of music, hip-hop has been known to flash their riches, which often includes money, cars and clothes...