Pro. Era

Pro Era's CJ Fly celebrates his physical frame's 20th born day with the release of the new track, "Tug-At-War." Esta on the track. The new mixtape, The Way Eye See It, is coming soon.

Pro Era swung through the XXL offices to chop it up and tackle a very important topic on young bachelors' minds today: Where can one find Mrs. Right? The myriad of topics ranged from which borough has the best women, to date areas and even where not to go. Read on to le...

Endorsement deals are just the tip of the iceberg in hip-hop these days—from Mac Miller to T.I., nearly every rapper has been snagging his or her own TV show. And with Rick Ross joining the cast of Starz's upcoming series Magic City, it looks like more and more of hip-hop's finest plan on taking their talents to the small screen. Now, X...

This week's release schedule is loaded up with young talent continuing to push the boundaries and a couple old heads setting out to recapture the magic. Without further ado, here's a rundown of the biggest hip-hop releases slated for this week...

On June 12, Joey Bada$$ will release his second full-length mixtape, Summer Knights. The tape’s name derives from the Chuck Strangers-produced intro from Joey's 2012 debut offering 1999, which introduced the world to the Brooklyn MC and left many flabbergasted by the maturity and depth behind his rhymes. Havi...

This week saw new video releases from veteran lyricists and highly anticipated up-and-comers. De La Soul gives its take on the state of hip-hop, while Talib Kweli channels his inner Fritz The Cat. At the same time, Vic Mensa brings back Kenan & Kel, and The Dopplegangaz takes a visually arresting sabbatical on the country side. ...

Joey Bada$$ and the rest of Pro Era stomp through NY in the new video for the Statik Selektah produced, "Like Water." This track appears on the mixtape, Peep: The Aprocalypse. Jonah Swartz behind the camera.

Earlier today, Joey Bada$$ took to Twitter to make a couple of big announcements. The young phenom, reported the title for his upcoming debut will be, B4.Da.$$, and the project will be dropping this Fall. JB also announced that the crew will be releasing the posthumous mixtape King Capital from late Pro Era member Capital STEEZ, this Summer...

When a show is all ages, you can expect two things to happen: one, the show is going to end early so everyone can make it home before curfew, and two, the energy is going to get very high, very quickly. Combine this with the fact that the performers are all under the age of 25, with the headliner barely over 18, and it's inevitable that mayhem will ensue...

Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era takes you across the world with the "Overseas" video. The group travels all throughout the Eastern Hemisphere to Paris, London, and Switzerland to name a few. We get to see cool videos of the group interacting with fans, performing and doing cool hipster things.  This re...

Pro Era rapper reppin' Brooklyn and Ecko creative director Joey Bada$$ is the XXL Freshman of the day. Check out his >>  Freshman bio page <<  to watch his XXL Freshman freestyle  where he lays down the rude boy. You can also check out his ...

Sadly, we’ll never get a chance to know what would have become of the promising career of Pro Era member Capital STEEZ. But since his tragic suicide Joey Bada$$ and the rest of his Pro Era crew have been holding him down dropping previously unreleased music from the rapper’s catalog. JB even re...