Hip-Hop Albums Turning Five in 2021
2016 was lit. With a half-decade of retrospection, XXL highlights 104 hip-hop albums turning five in 2021.
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XXL highlights 20 mixtape phenoms who had all of the skills to be the next big thing in rap, but ultimately failed to meet those expectations.
Elzhi, Bishop Lamont & More Will Perform At First Annual J Dilla Day L.A.
J Dilla tragically passed in 2006 at the age of 32 but his music and legacy continue to live on thanks to events like the first annual J Dilla Day L.A. Scheduled for Feb. 13 at L.A.'s The Regent Theater, the celebration will feature Elzhi, Bishop Lamont, J Rocc, Guilty Simpson and will be hosted by Dilla's longtime friend, Dave NY
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Apollo Brown & Ras Kass Featuring Royce da 5’9″, Xzibit And Bishop Lamont “Giraffe Pu**y”
Apollo Brown & Ras Kass are back with their latest track off of their upcoming Blasphemy album, "Giraffe Pussy." The duo enlist the help of Detroit native Royce da 5'9" and Cali natives Xzibit and Bishop Lamont on the bumping Apollo Brown produced track. Ro...
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Bishop Lamont Featuring Torae And Flowers “Invasion”
Bishop Lamont’s upcoming project The (P) Reformation is dropping soon. The first preview is “Invasion” featuring Torae and Flowers. Gritty soundscapes paired with relentless rhymes. It doesn’t get any better.
Bishop Lamont “Full Circle”
Bishop Lamont is currently working on his next album, The Reformation. The next track to hold us down is “Full Circle,” which has a strong West Coast influence written all over it. Over Mel-Man’s production, Bishop goes in with his storytelling rhymes...
Bishop Lamont “I Got Barz”
Don't get it twisted, Bishop Lamont still has bars. The former Aftermath rapper has been steadily putting out music since parting ways with Dre's label in 2010, including the most recent The Layover mixtape. Today, Lamont releases the new track "I Got Barz" which questions the current state of lyricism in the rap game...
Watch the Video for Bishop Lamont and Kobe’s “The Code”
Bishop Lamont hasn’t stopped releasing new videos from his recent mixtape, The Layover. Today, he gathers his homies in “The Code,” where their good times get interrupted by the feds. Apparently, one knock gets you some white girl, two knocks get you some haze, and three means the cops are coming...
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Sometimes you bounce back, but sometimes, well, you get forgotten...
DJ Ill Will Digs Through XXL’s Music Mail Bag [Ready or Not]
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