Havoc

In the sixteen years since XXL's inception, we have spoken with a LOT of rappers about how the sausage is made with their music. Pretty much since the mag's beginnings, we have been running a reoccurring column "Train Of Thought" where hip-hop's most esteemed lyricists touch upon the inspiration for their illest verses. Over the year...

Mack Wilds is probably best known for his role as Michael on HBO's The Wire, but he's delved into the music business via an EP he dropped in 2011, titled Remember Remember. He recently hooked up with Salaam Remi, who helmed his debut album New York: A Love Story, and brought in top-level New York producers such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock and Havoc from Mobb Deep to help him work on the project. &quo

Pay attention. The H-A-V-O-C released his latest LP, 13, back in May and continues to push tracks off the project. Today we get the visual for the Twista assisted song, "Eyes Open" which finds the two rappers spitting in the heart of the streets...

Havoc of Mobb Deep has been having a rough week. Yesterday, his Twitter account apparently got hacked, in the process leaking pictures into the world of Hav's flappy upper body as well as a candid shot of his… thing. Now, we're assuming this was a hack (it's happened to him before), but there's a part of us that thinks this might've just been Havoc releasing the glory of his… thing… onto ladies a

When asked earlier this year about the concept of his upcoming album, Queensbridge MC Havoc simply replied, “This is about being me.” At the time, the response was taken as a declaration of severance from his longtime partner in music, Prodigy, who Havoc got in an ugly public spat with in 2012.  Supposedl...

Mobb Deep's Havoc Discusses His New Album And Producing For Biggie

Havoc releases one more offering before 13 hit stores tomorrow. This time around, he unites Styles P and Raekwon for “Favorite Rap Stars.” Old school fans of East Coast rap will definitely enjoy this. Check it out below and purchase Hav’s 13 on iTunes. ...

This week find Murs, Sacha Jenkins and Darryl Jenifer tackling issues of race in the White Mandingo's latest video, while Wyclef Jean wrestles with his own public images in the first video off his April Showers mixtape. Additionally, Quelle Chris and Prince SAMO bring the weird this week with some colorful but definitely bizarre videos. ...

Havoc drops the visuals to "Life We Chose" featuring Lloyd Banks. You gotta love Hav as a producer. His hard-hitting beats and incorporation of samples that include elements of classical music are masterful. In the video, we see the two gritty MCs taking us through the streets of NYC, specifically their past stomping grounds. We also take ...

One half of Mobb Deep, the legendary producer and rapper puts together another solid record with an amazing atmospheric vibe. "Life We Chose" featuring Lloyd Banks is yet again another reminder why Havoc has stood the test of time and been in the game for more than two decades...

Havoc releases a new track that is not on his new LP 13 today. On the track "Cash Flow" Hav is joined by Slum Village and the pairing works very well. Listen to the record below.