This year, at the 57th annual Grammys, Sam Smith, Pharrell, and Beyonce won big; each taking home two or more awards. Kanye West, Rihanna, Common, John Legend, Bey, Skate Boy P and Usher graced the stage performance-wise, all putting forth flawless efforts...
It's been a minute since we heard from 2009 XXL Freshman Mickey Factz, but the NYC native is making a return to the mic. For his latest video, "Detroit Red" off of his June release 740 Park Avenue, Factz channels Malcolm X. Directed by Nadia Tayeh, Factz draws inspiration from the Spike Lee flick Malcolm X and tells the story of Malcolm X's street hustling days through both the music vi
From Solange's unforgettable attack on Jay Z to much talk about Tha Carter 5, this week on Twitter was indeed something to watch. With talk also about Nicki Minaj's Pink Print, check out XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week."
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Kendrick Lamar started a wave in East Coast rap that won’t be slowing down anytime soon. Nearly two days after “Control” released, the response tracks have been pouring in. Surprisingly, the artists who are talking back weren’t mentioned in the song at all.
Today, Lupe Fiasco,...
2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever.
In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up through their music since being a Freshman...
The 2013 XXL Freshmen Class freestyles kick off on Monday, April 8 with ScHoolboy Q. Everyday, we'll be dropping a new freestyle from a 2013 Freshman which will be followed by the freestyles.
In the meantime, here are some freestyles from past classes including Wale, B...