Action Bronson

Born into a big family with no father in a rough area around Charlotte, North Carolina, Deniro Farrar could have easily thrown his life away and succumbed to the negative environment around him. Yet he found a career in music, one that got kick-started by Charlotte-based manager David Luddy after Luddy heard Farrar freestyling outside of a nightclub in 2009...

BET just celebrated the past year in hip-hop with its two-hour BET Hip-Hop Awards, and it brought many of the rap game's leading lights out to Atlanta's Civic Center. Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, DJ Khaled all took in the show and took the stage at the event late last month, and each features as part of one of the highs—or lows—of the broadcast. XXL compil...

If you haven't seen them yet, or to refresh your memory, you can watch the BET cyphers here. Cypher 7 with Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc, Problem and Astr is only available online. BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Line-Up Cypher 1 – Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz, Jon Connor Cypher 2 – A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant, A$AP Rocky Cypher 3 – Action Bronson, Star Life Breezy,Travis $cott, Tifanny Fox

The 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards are in full swing. Check back as we update you on tonight's cyphers. Kevin Hart (as Chocolate Droppa), Nick Cannon, Nelly, Boris Kodjoe, Dwayne Martin, and JB Smooth Kendrick Lamar And TDE Slaughterhouse A$AP Mob Action Bronson, Starlife Breezy, Travi$ Scott, Tiffany Foxx & Lil' Kim Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz & Jon Connor

Action Bronson knows how to keep secrets. Earlier today, the 2013 XXL Freshmen revealed the tracklist to his next project Blue Chips 2. Him and Party Supplies make a great pair and we’re glad to see them working together again. The tracklist is 19 songs long, featuring usual guests in Bronson’s wheelhouse such as Meyhem Lauren, Ab-Soul and Mac Miller. However, i...

Action Bronson took to Twitter today to unveil the tracklist for his Party Supplies-helmed Blue Chips 2. The 19-track tape has a number of expected collaborators and an introduction helmed by Big Body Bes, which is becoming custom for Bam Bam nowadays. Ab-...

The revolution might not be televised but it will be recorded. Producer Diplo's version has, at least. Today, the genre-crossing former DJ turned beat maker known in hip-hop circles for producing for KiD CuDi, Wale, Tyga, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, and remixing records by everyone from Gucci Mane to Kanye West, makes his new EP Revolution available for your listening pleasure...

Riff Raff has kept his fans on their toes for his new album Neon Icon. In a recent interview with MTV News, Riff gave a status update of his debut, as well as revealed another project with Action Bronson in the works. Riff revealed features such as Drake, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky are just a few names that will be appearing...

Kendrick Lamar had everybody talking again this week. It has been a little less than two months since Kendrick Lamar shocked the hip-hop world with his brash declarations of supremacy in his verse on Big Sean's "Control" and the effects of the song are still being felt in hip-hop ...

Many rappers took to twitter to vent frustrations this past week. As DJ Quik took many by surprise with his revelation about Andre 3000, Action Bronson went off on a reporter, and Future cleared up a comment about Drake, things got a little hectic on the social space...

Last night, Action Bronson was live in concert at the Danforth Music Hall. Joined by Danny Brown, he performed to a packed crowd and previewed two tracks from his upcoming project Blue Chips 2. In a concert review by Now Toronto, the writer (who self-identifies as a feminist) captured a particular moment where Bronson allegedly brought a woman onstage...

Currently on his 2 High 2 Die Tour, Action Bronson chose to deliver some goodies in Toronto. Unveiling two new songs off his upcoming mixtape, the rapper treated the crowd to both a smooth tune and an upbeat 1960s-inspired record. The first song performed samples "Give Me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman, and the latter samples Lou Bega’s "Mambo No. 5." Bl...