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Kheyzine’s Product of My Environment arrives as a remarkable four-part journey, released in February 2026 in rapid succession. These albums form a cohesive whole, spanning nearly two hours over 48 tracks, each act functioning as a chapter in an extended narrative about how our surroundings shape perspective and resilience. The French producer directs this sonic film with architectural precision, assembling an international roster of underground emcees whose voices reflect diverse environments. Individually, the acts fall short of 30 minutes each, not eligible for inclusion on our best-of-the-year list. Together, however, they create something far greater—a bold, immersive statement that recalls his…

According To… is the kind of record that reminds you why you started caring about underground Hip Hop in the first place. It is also the kind of record that could only exist now, made by two artists who have already lived through the hype cycle, industry promises, and algorithm era, and walked out the other side with their craft intact. RJD2 and Supastition are both 20‑plus years deep, both highly respected, and both underrated in ways that almost feel deliberate. This first full-length collaboration arrives without fanfare, on their own imprints, while the rest of rap chases playlist real estate.…

Lil Jon’s son’s cause of death has been revealed.According to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s autospy report, which was released on Wednesday (Feb. 26), the cause of death for Lil Jon’s son, Nathan “DJ Young Slade” Smith, was accidental “drowning in the setting of psilocybin use.” The document further confirmed the presence of “a pharmacologically active hallucinogenic compound of psilocybin — hallucinogenic mushrooms” in Smith’s blood.XXL has reached out to Lil Jon’s team for comment.Lil Jon’s son was first reported missing by the Milton Police Department in Georgia on Feb. 3, before his body was found in a pond three…

Rick Ross enters into the 50 Cent and T.I. beef with a surprising request for a T-shirt of Fif’s deceased mother.On Thursday (Feb. 26), T.I.’s son, King Harris, continued his relentless lyrical attack on 50 Cent with a new diss track called “Sayless.” In his Instagram video, which can be viewed below, Harris is wearing a T-shirt with an image of Fif’s late mother, Sabrina Jackson, on it.Enter Rick Ross. Rozay, who has a long-standing history of feuding with 50 Cent, jumped in the comment section and surprisingly asked Harris to send him a shirt.”Need dat T in 3x lil…

“Check the Rhime” is the first single from A Tribe Called Quest’s second album The Low End Theory.   The music video, directed by Jim Swaffield, starts out in front of houses and moves to a cleaners store where the group performs on the roof, in Queens, New York in front of a large crowd. The cleaners featured in the video is still at the corner of 192nd & Linden Blvd in St. Albans, Queens. Source link

Domani insists he will send 50 Cent to see his dead mother on the scathing new diss track “Ms. Jackson.”What started out as an issue between 50 and T.I. over a proposed Verzuz has turned into Fif getting musically jumped by T.I. and his sons, after Fif dissed T.I.’s wife Tiny. Domani is the latest Harris to enter the chat. On Thursday night (Feb. 26), he dropped the song “Ms. Jackson,” where he figuratively speaks directly to 50’s late mother, Sabrina.”Ms. Jackson, am I overreacting or is it valid?/I wanna have a one-on-one convo about/The man you sacrificed your life…

The current date is February 27, 2026, and the debate refuses to die down. Fresh threads on X keep reigniting the same question: is Hip Hop dying because veteran artists in their 40s and beyond refuse to step aside, or because the younger generation simply isn’t delivering the innovation and raw energy that defined the 80s and 90s? One recent attention-grabbing post from @rosethaaartist captured that sentiment, arguing that rap has always been a young person’s game, but the old men won’t move out of the way for the new ones. They’re 40+, still trying to be the face of…

King continues to go at 50 Cent. Now, he’s released another diss track with a video that features King wearing a shirt with Fif’s late mother on it.On Thursday night (Feb. 26), Tip’s son dropped a video for the new track “Sayless” on Instagram, with the full song dropping on DSPs. In the clip, King is smoking a joint while wearing a custom shirt featuring a throwback photo of 50 Cent’s mother, Sabrina.”How dare you talk about mamas/Your mama in the grave, yeah, dig her up they put her under/’Bout my mama, bi**h, I’m on that, f**k the static, we…

This is the solo debut extended play from London, England, United Kingdom producer & disc jockey DJ Sam Seed. Someone’s who caught my attention in the last couple years after producing the “Chardikala (Chardi Color)” interlude off Chino XL’s 6th album Darkness & Other Colors in November 2024 as well as “Rafiki Books” off Vinnie Paz’ 9th album God Sent Vengeance almost 7 months afterwards. He would sign to the Croydon underground imprint Hidden Hobby Records this past summer & has compiled The Unaligned as a way of properly introducing himself. “Live on the Road” by Blade & Kool Keith opens up with both…

Tory Lanez’s shooting conviction stands, as the California Supreme Court denies his request for a review of his criminal case.On Wednesday (Feb. 25), the California Supreme Court rejected Tory Lanez’s defense petition to review his conviction in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case, according to a disposition update on appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov. The latest ruling comes three months after the California Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction.XXL has reached out to Tory Lanez’s attorney for comment.The case stems from his July 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion during an argument in the Hollywood Hills. Tory was found guilty in December of 2022…