Kirko Bangz

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As one of Houston's most prominent MCs, Kirko Bangz feels that it's his duty to give back. The rapper recently took over NYC's Terminal 23 to surprise a few young fans and show his appreciation. XXL caught up with the rapper shooting hoops with the kiddies and caught up on all things Kirko...

Former XXL Freshman Kirko Bangz seemed on track to smash the game when he broke through with his hit "Drink In My Cup." But when his album didn't come out to capitalize on the single's success, fans were left wondering about the H-Town rapper...

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As Trey Songz and Drake showed us on 2009's "Successful," a hit song can sometimes be found by simply stating the everyman's general desires. Kirko Bangz may not have the same momentum now as Drake had then, but at least he has this concept down on "Rich...

DJ Infamous has connects in Houston, the South, the East Coast and the Midwest. He probably has a few out in the West too, but those are the coasts represented in the "Double Cup" remix. The guests for this cut include: Kirko Bangz, Jim Jones, Snootie Wild, Tiffany Foxx, Yo Gotti and Ace Hood...

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Ball so hard? Besides breeding exceptional rap talents, it appears that Houston has some ballers too. During Drake's Houston Appreciation Weekend, Drizzy held a celebrity basketball game. One of the rising stars from that game was Kirko Bangz. Kir...

Go behind-the-scenes at the Monster Energy's Outbreak Tour Presents: XXL 2013 Freshman Live in NYC. Featuring interviews and outtakes from Riff Raff, Action Bronson, Trinidad Jame$, Travi$ Scott, Logic, Dizzy Wright, Kirko Bangz, ScHoolboy Q, DJ Drama, B...

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This past month, we've rolled out the profiles, interviews, behind the scenes photos and freestyles from this year's XXL 2014 Freshmen Class, and yesterday we compiled all those freestyles into one place and ask you to vote on which Freshman came through with the best verse. The...