Trinidad Jame$

Metro Boomin’, the producer behind Future’s “Karate Chop,” is prepping to release a mixtape of his own. It’s called 19 & Boomin’ and the first offering is “Serious” featuring Trinidad Jame$ and Curtis Williams. The 19-year-old doesn’t handle the production...

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...

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...

Earlier this week, DJ A-Trak—Kanye's former tour DJ and founder of Fool's Gold Records (home to hip-hop acts like Danny Brown and GrandeMarshall)—published a story on Huffington Post about hip-hop's infatuation with drugs. In the piece, the Canadian-born DJ called out old and new artists like Juicy J and Chance The Rapper, the latter of whom recently released a mixtape titled Acid Rap. While t...

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...