22 Aftermath Artists Who Have Left The Label
Plenty of artists have come through Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment since he founded it in 1996. Which have stuck around?
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Jon Connor’s Debut Album Is On the Way
The past year had been quiet for 2014 XXL Freshman Jon Connor, with only a handful of guest appearances to his name while he's been holed up in the Aftermath Studios. But this month, the world finally found out what Connor and company have been working on, as Dr...
Kendrick Lamar “The Blacker The Berry”
"I'm African-American/ I'm African/ I'm black as the heart of a fucking Aryan."
Kendrick Lamar is short on qualifiers. This afternoon (Feb. 9), the Compton rapper dropped "The Blacker The Berry," a song presumably from his still-untitled sophomore album on Interscope...
Grammy-Winning Producer Focus… On Working With 50 Cent, Game And ScHoolboy Q
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50 Cent Leaves Interscope
50 Cent announced today that he has signed an exclusive worldwide distribution and services agreement with Caroline/Capitol/UMG. The hip-hop mogul will now transition to independent status after a successful 12-year run with Shady Records/Aftermath and Interscope, during which he sold over 30 million albums...
Chance The Rapper Almost Signed With TDE
Punch, co-president of TDE, recently did an interview with Al Lindstrom where he discussed the influence of Dr. Dre, the signing of SZA, compares ScHoolboy Q's Oxymoron and Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city to All Eyez On Me and Life After Death, and talks about Chance the Rapper having discussions to sign with TDE...
Dr. Dre Signs Script Developmental Deal For Drama Series on FX
Dre looks to bring a drama series about music and crime to the FX Network soon...
Slaughterhouse Announces Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Title, “On the House”
Before their second album Welcome to: OUR HOUSE drops, SH is releasing On the House, a mixtape hosted by DJ Drama...
T.I. Wants to Shoot Video for Dr. Dre “Popped Off” Collaboration
Tip tells XXLMag.com he hopes to shoot a video for his Dr. Dre collaboration, and already has one in the stash for his recent joint with Nelly...
Kendrick Lamar Inks with Aftermath, ScHoolboy Q Signs to Interscope Records
Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy sign with Aftermath and Interscope, according to Top Dawg Entertainment's founder...
Dr. Dre Protégé, Slim The Mobster, Introduces Himself [Video]
The South Central, LA rapper tells his story...
Joell Ortiz, My Junior Year
One of the first XXL Freshmen reflects on his monumental cover...