Rapsody

Jamla Is The Squad is coming a lot sooner than you think. After sharing “No Competition,” the unit decides to let loose one more track titled “Be Inspired.” Featuring an all-star line-up such as Pete Rock, Lecrae and Rapsody, the trio show us the essence of hip-hop never left. Production done by Khr...

Today, Jan. 21, is the birthday of North Carolina rapper, Rapsody.

XXL is giving away two tickets to see 9th Wonder, Rapsody and Jamla Records at SOBs in New York City next week Monday night (Jan. 27)! You can win two tickets by telling us what your favorite Rapsody  song is and emailing us at xxl@xxlmag.com before 12 p.m. on Ja...

Rapsody has been in the studio with the best of them, as shown in her latest mixtape She Got Game. Today, Rap shares with us a great photo of her and Jay. Can you imagine if these two lyrical titans clashed? It could be huge. Previously: Rapsody Shows Off Her Skills On New Mixtape, ‘She Got Game’ Rapsody “Illuminaughty (Chinchilla)” (Prod. By 9th Wonder)...

Rapsody unwraps another track off the upcoming Jamla Is The Squad compilation due out January 28, leaking the new record, "Illuminaughty (Chinchilla)." The North Carolina MC hocks lugees over the slow instrumental produced by Jamla boss, 9th Wonder...

It's been a hell of a year for hip-hop, with the big dogs all dropping albums, the underground bubbling like never before and a crop of up-and-comers putting out some of the best music in years. But with so much great music floating around, hip-hop fans were bound to miss some things...

Jamla Records' Rapsody pays a little homage to Betty Shabazz with a new record titled after the late wife of Malcolm X. This is off the Statik Selektah hosted compilation, Jamla Is The Squad due out January 28. 9th Wonder on the beat. Also, peep the previously released video for "Dark Knights...

North Carolina's Rapsody has built her reputation as being a formidable rapper. Last year, she released her excellent album The Idea Of Beautiful and followed that with her latest tape She Got Game. Today, 9th Wonder’s protégé is releasing her next visual from the project for “Dark Knights.” It’s heavily inspired ...

That was quick. Building off the success of her BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher appearance, the self-proclaimed queen of N.Y. Rapsody is back with a new track, "Mass Hysteria," that again shows off her lyrical skills. Frequent collaborator 9th Wonder provides the smoky, jazzy beat here as she touches on her upbringing, her rise in the game and her personal ethics...

Last night, BET aired its annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, which means one thing: cyphers. While the awards themselves are more often than not treated as an afterthought at the ceremony, the cyphers still have the potential to make waves. With an early clip of Kendrick Lamar's appearance leaking weeks before the show, anticipation was higher than ever...

BET just celebrated the past year in hip-hop with its two-hour BET Hip-Hop Awards, and it brought many of the rap game's leading lights out to Atlanta's Civic Center. Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, DJ Khaled all took in the show and took the stage at the event late last month, and each features as part of one of the highs—or lows—of the broadcast. XXL compil...

If you haven't seen them yet, or to refresh your memory, you can watch the BET cyphers here. Cypher 7 with Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc, Problem and Astr is only available online. BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Line-Up Cypher 1 – Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz, Jon Connor Cypher 2 – A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant, A$AP Rocky Cypher 3 – Action Bronson, Star Life Breezy,Travis $cott, Tifanny Fox