Kirko Bangz

Twitter indeed got real this week. With Trinidad Jame$ swearing off disturbances during his family time, Lil Wayne calling Mayweather "one of the greatest athletes that ever lived", and Kirko Bangz falling victim to the Canada Border control; the social network held no bars...

Kirko’s “Drink in My Cup” took the game by storm, nabbing just about every top rapper to appear on the remix. Although many may think the Houston rapper has system to acquiring this type of content, the rapper explained to XXL that he actually takes a quite simple approach. “A lot of tim...

You’re Kirko Bangz, 23, with a platinum single already under your belt, some “drank” in your cup and what seems like the unwavering support from your hometown’s ruling class, which just so happens to include some of the more well respected names in the industry (Bun B, Z-Ro, etc.) Sure, that might soun...

Off the success of Kirko Bangz’s “Shirt By Versace,” the Houston native hits the Internet with some new cuts. Continuing on with his third installment of the Progression series, he brings along Wale, Nipsey Hussle, French Montana, YG and more for the ride. There is also pr...

Tory Lanez has been busy—just take a look at his DatPiff catalogue, and you'll find 10 mixtapes he's released since 2010, and those are just the ones he hasn't had taken down in a fit of history-cleansing. Now, three years after releasing his debut tape Just Landed (captioned "Its A New Genre Of Music !!! CA...

There's no sense in fighting it any longer—Drake has, is and will continue to dominate rap, and we're going to have to openly accept it. And as he showed us earlier this week with his 2 Chainz- and Big Sean-assisted new single, his peers have accepted it too, as their verses on Drake's single got them more attention than anything they've put out as of late (no shots at "Feds Watching").

XXL 2013 Freshman Kirko Bangz links with Texas royalty Z-Ro, Slim Thug & Paul Wall to drop his hot new single, "Cup Up Top Down" off his upcoming mixtape, Progression III. On this slow-rolling banger, Kirko and the gang discuss the pleasures of that certain purple prescription medication. You ...

The craze with Versace is in full bloom. But who did it first this year? Migos or Kirko Bangz? Anywho, here’s the video for Bangz’s new single, “Shirt By Versace.” Directed by Mr. Boomtown, the rappers are spotted in the club rocking their Versace gear. Once again, DJ Mustard...

If you haven't gotten your stuff together yet, it might be a little too late. But Vado provides some inspiration nevertheless. The Harlem MC taps Fab and Kirko Bangz for a track for the ladies to get right to. John Blu and Tylann Durrett on the beat...

Just in time for the long weekend, Toronto-bred singer/rapper Tory Lanez drops off the video for his stellar "Know What's Up," featuring recent XXL Freshman Kirko Bangz. It's kind of shocking that Lanez is from the always-cold T.O., as this so...

DeLorean dropped his long-awaited project Grace earlier this week, boasting a 19-track tape that featured artists like Bun B, Trae The Truth, Slim Thug, Big K.R.I.T., Mookie Jones, Smoke DZA and Curtis Snow from the documentary Snow On Tha Bluff...

During our XXL Freshman show in New York, Kirko Bangz previewed his new single, “Shirt By Versace.” Now, the Houston rapper released the full version of the track featuring French Montana, YG and G-Haze. We guess Versace is making a comeback? Listen to th...