New Music

So Smooth. Wale drops a new song paying tribute to U Streat, the well-known strip in D.C. "Miracle On U Street" is produced by ToneP and finds the MMG artist delivering slick rhymes over some soulful keys, "I'm just getting money, you're getting older...

A couple of months ago, J.Cole gave Maroon 5's radio smash "Animals" a test drive by dropping a verse on the record. Now, OutKast's Big Boi drops his ferocious rendition over this Adam Levine sung track. Consider this the cherry on top for Big Boi's busy year on tour with his partner in crime, André 3000. Give this ...

With Spanish Diego handling production duties, Taylor Bennett avoids pulling a Lance Stephenson on his new record "Can't Flop." It appears that Chance The Rapper's little brother's momentum is still carrying over from his sophomore endeavor Mainstream Music...

The West Coast connects as Fashawn and Alchemist unleash their joint EP, FASH-ionably Late. Fans have been hoping the two would reconnect after the two joined forces for The Antidote back in 2009. Fashawn, who was named a XXL Freshman back in 2010, is prepping his Mass Appeal debut, The Ecology, which is set for a 2015 release. With sample-heavy ...

T-Pain is on the comeback trail of late while he preps his upcoming fifth studio album and first since 2011, Stoicville. And after releasing a few bangers of late—"Coming Home," "Drankin' Patna"—today he drops the CDQ version of his most recent Lil Wayne-assisted song, "Let Me Thru." The track, whi...

With Inherent Vice, the film adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's surf-noir novel, in theaters, it seems as good a time as any to talk about Warm Brew. Venice Beach is a tourist destination, but behind the kale salad gentrification is a strong undercurrent of seediness. It'...

In the video for "Hey Ya," Andre 3000's fictional band The Love Below, comprised of more Andre 3000's, sang of divorce and heartbreak. When fellow Dungeon Family member Big Gipp was assembling a band in his new video "Damn That Booty Big," he erred on the side of big butts...

Yesterday, Facebook suspended Lil B's account for violating rules against hate speech for a post that read, "If you were born in the 1950's or before and your family did not push to have segregation and slavery stop ur grandparents are pussy...

Thoughtful, aggressive, and timely, OG Maco's BREATHE EP tackles the issues plaguing America following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Over production from Chuck Inglish, Proto Cal, and LC On The Traxx, the three-track EP is a far cry from "U Guessed It." With BR... Read More ...

Yung Gleesh, known most recently for doing his dance in A$AP Rocky's "Multiply" video, is back with his latest visual for his banger "Wasabi." The DC native spits over Asian inspired production, rapping about taking a chick out for a dinner date, and singapore noodles on his dinner plate, among other things...

Former XXL Freshman Don Trip is back with another heater. Produced by Roj & Twinkie, "Man On The Moon" features Trip's gritty delivery and bars over a hard-hitting instrumental. The loosie hopefully means that we will be getting another project from Trip soon as the Memphis native has been relatively quiet since releasing his Randy Savage EP in January of this year. Check out th ...

Since his divorce from Amber Rose, Wiz Khalifa has been in the news for seemingly everything but his music. Over the past week, though, Wiz has given his fans some loosies and unearthed "Smoke Chambers" for the masses today. Wiz's flow on this one is a far cry from Trap Wiz as Khalifa is introspective and spits bars about loneliness, taking a step back from the fast life and having trus