Machine Gun Kelly

Machine Gun Kelly speaks to Boss Lady in a fairly awkward interview on SiriusXM in support of his recently-released mixtape—or free album, as he's referring to it—Black Flag. Boss Lady kicks things off by immediately comparing MGK's name switch up to J. Lo, which ...

Came from nothing, now he's in all black tuxedos, MGK tells his story on this new video for "All Black Tuxedos" featuring Tezo. This is a cut off Machine Gun Kelly's mixtape Black Flag, which is out now. No hand-me-downs no more, these two are after the finer life...

After weeks of leaks, Machine Gun Kelly releases his new mixtape, Black Flag. The 14-track tape features “Breaking News,” “Skate Cans,” as well as some surefire fan favorites “Streem Dreams” and “Home Soon.” JP Did This 1 mostly does the productio...

MGK is a busy man. A day after letting loose his new banger "Breaking News," the Cleveland spitter releases the official video for the cut off his forthcoming  project Black Flag. Serving as a PSA to the hip-hop community, showing off his rapid-flow rhymes that first put him on the map. Black Fl...

The Bad Boy Records rapper dropped “Breaking News” today, a cut off his forthcoming Black Flag mixtape. Here we have MGK showing off his rapid fire flow on this beat filled with hard hitting drums, discussing his distaste for haters and his stain as a MC. He also in...

Machine Gun Kelly is changing his Black Flag project from a mixtape to a free album. The tracklist, which features Pusha T, Meek Mill, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana and more, is a promising mix of artists and it looks like he went all out for this...

There have been a lot cliché trends in rap—New Jack Swing, the Shiny suit, "Molly" rap—and fortunately, most have died off as quickly as they became popular. But one thing that's remained constant throughout hip-hop history is most rappers' inability to strike a normal pose on camera. Whether it's a mu...

This week in the world of hip-hop Instagrams, two bitterly embattled foes—Nicki Minaj and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg—finally meet for a long-awaited interview. At the same time, Jay Rock and Freddie Gibbs link up with Adidas, while Snoop Dogg ups the ante on bottle service. And for so...

News broke yesterday that Chief Keef was arrested for driving 110mph in a 55 mph zone. While speeding tickets are pretty common occurrence, the incident marks the second time in two weeks in which Keef found himself behind bars. If last week's marijuana arrest is any indication of how he handled his legal woes, it's likely that will see the GBE rapper laugh his arrest off with another mugshot Twee

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....

Machine Gun Kelly drops some new tunes today. As we wait patiently for Black Flag, we get the first single off the project in "Pe$o" featuring Meek Mill and Pusha T. The song is pretty straightforward, with a "get money, money is the motive" mantra...

Later tonight, XXL's Freshmen Class of 2013 will convene at the Best Buy Theater for the New York City leg of the XXL Freshman Live 2013 tour. The show will feature performances from ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Logic, Joey Bada$$, Kirko Bangz, Action Bronson, Angel Haze, Dizzy Wright, Travi$ Scott and Trinidad Jame$, as well as special yet-to-be-announced guests. XXL has decided...