ScHoolboy Q

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...

Photography By: Lucas Farrar (@MrFarFetched) It was a good day to be selling hoodies in Shakopee, Minnesota. The annual Soundset Music Festival, curated by independent record label Rhymesayers Entertainment, was marked by wet mud and cold winds as 36 artists performed on three stages. But that...

Keep a designated driver on deck if this is the score for your holiday weekend. SQ dishes out an upbeat party record to get your festivities going in the right direction on the new track, "Hell of a Night." This song premiered last night during the NBA playoffs on TNT...

This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, Kanye West teases the full lyrics of "Black Skin Head," Chief Keef and Katy Perry go at it and then make amends, French Montana signs Lil Durk to Coke Boys and Meek Mill airs out a fake friend. Also, Action has no respect for you if you're not rocking head-to-toe Karl Kani, and The Alchemist tries to take a dump standing up...

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: ...

Best Buy Theater was sold out on Tuesday night for the annual Monster Energy Outbreak Tour featuring XXL's 2013 Freshman Class. Hosted by Hot 97 radio personalities Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds, the concert served as a showcase of hip-hop’s buzzing talent. Much...

Enter for the chance to win a pair of tickets to see tonight's XXL Freshman Live 2013 show in New York City! XXL is now offering fans the chance to win two tickets to our New York City performance of the XXL Freshman Live 2013 tour with ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Logic, Joey Bada$$, Kirko Bangz, Action Bronson, Angel Haze, Dizzy Wright, Travi$ Scott and Trinidad Jame$. The show will be held t... Read

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...

This past Saturday night, The Official XXL Freshmen Live Tour kicked off in Los Angeles with headlining performances by 2013 Freshmen Dizzy Wright, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q. The show, which took place at the Nokia Theatre nearly a month after the release of XXL's annual Freshmen issue, was a wildly successful showcase for the artists, two of whom (Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy) call L...

Here are a couple of backstage views from the XXL Freshman Show in LA - place was packed and the Freshmen - current and past - brought it. Click here for the full recap and photos. In the first video we have Dizzy Wright doing his thing and on the next page, there is an epic 8:16 video with ScHoolboy Q, Danny Brown and Mac Miller...

One of the most entertaining video this year, Action Bronson drops the visuals to "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" today. In the video, we have some hot women sprayed with water, Action driving one of the sickest jeeps ever and later showing off his cooking skills...