Kirko Bangz

Last night, Reebok Classic threw quite the blowout bash in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the iconic Classic Leather sneaker. Held inside NYC’s legendary S.O.B.’s venue, the event showcased many different iterations of the classic shoe, since its birth in 1983, as well as the new City Classics collection, which noted graffiti artist Stash curated a team of 12 of the world’s upcoming graffi

Tickets are now available for the Oakland leg of the XXL Freshmen Live 2013 tour. On Thursday June 20, two members of different XXL Freshman Classes will rock Oakland's The New Parish as a part of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 tour. The concert will feature perf...

Tickets are now available for the Philadelphia leg of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 concert series. On Thursday June 20, two members of the XXL Freshman Class of 2013 and one former XXL Freshman will rock Philly's Trocodero Theatre as a part of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 tour. The concert will feature perfo...

ScHoolboy Q and Jack Thriller are quite the comedic duo. During their hilarious interview, Q and Young Jack talked about the 2013 XXL Freshman cover, Oxymoron and the reasons why Q hates interviews. True to Q’s funny guy persona, he explains the entire meaning behind “du**y,” which seems to be his way of chasing tail. Watch it above. ...

Kirko Bangz was one of the many standout sets at this year’s XXL Freshmen concert. In his behind the scenes vlog, Bangz is doing his soundcheck and preparing for the night ahead. Later on in the clip, the Houston rapper shows us footage of him performing his new song, “Shirt On Versace.” It ends w...

Kyleon is a busy man these days. He is set to release his upcoming Lean On Me EP, which is serving as a prelude to the T.R.I.L.L. LP. Here we have Killa Kyleon with Kirko Bangz and Slim Thug for "Swaggin'". This is southern music at its finest with loud bass, a smooth beat and bossy lyrics...

Angel Haze is currently out in London. During one of her concerts, she decided to perform her new single, “No Bueno,” presumably off her Universal Republic debut Dirty Gold. “No Bueno” will be released on iTunes for purchase. In our last intervi...

The always prolific Joey Bada$$ is releasing his new Summer Knights EP on June 12. Yesterday, Joey shared with us the first single from the EP titled “Word Is Bond.” It’s produced by Statik Selektah who also prominently features the BK spitter on his latest album, Extended Play. Listen to th...

DJ Drama is prepping the release of his new album, Quality Street Music 2. In the meantime, here’s the first single called “In The Building.” Gathering Travis Porter and Kirko Bangz, the DJ Mustard-produced track should heat up the strip clubs in the coming months. Watch the vid...

Last week, XXL introduced its weekly Friday photo gallery of rappers enjoying the finer things in life. Now, we continue that series with a new collection of flicks from the past week. Click through the above gallery to see Swizz Beatz's mobile work station, Yo Gotti's infinity pools, Kid Ink's view in Las Vegas and more....

Action Bronson has his fair share of collaborative projects in his catalogue. The one that has a lot of rap fans talking is Saab Stories with Harry Fraud. Based on a recent update by Bronson, there is a tentative release date for it. Bronson tweeted that the pair are currently finishing up the album...

Iggy Azalea and Angel Haze join forces for a strong freestyle over The Throne’s “Otis.” The former XXL Freshmen go back and forth, dropping lyrical gems about their boss status and extravagances. It’s not quite as impactful as the original “Otis,” but the girls do the instrumental justice. Listen below. Previously: ...