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VonOff1700 addresses his recent arrest after his alleged mugshot surfaces online.The Chicago rapper has been at the center of arrest reports, with an unflattering booking photo recently surfacing online along with social media posts saying he was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon last week. On Thursday (July 30), Von addressed his run-in with the law and his viral mugshot.“On Mick, I went to jail off 30 mins of sleep & a 10 of Tris 😭😭😭😭😭😭,” he wrote. “That’s what that look like when u get woke up by windows being busted & yo name gettin yelled…
Drake, BossMan Dlow and Doechii are among the hip-hop stars featured on Barack Obama’s eclectic Summer Playlist for 2026.On Thursday (July 30), the beloved former President released his annual list of songs for the summer, and while it spans multiple genres as usual, hip-hop once again earned a strong showing.Doechii landed a spot alongside SZA with their 2025 collab “girl, get up,” while Drizzy made the cut with the standout ICEMAN cut “Ran to Atlanta,” which features Future and Molly Santana. BossMan Dlow also found himself on Obama’s radar thanks to “Motion Party,” another sign the rising Florida rapper continues…
Los Angeles, California emcee T.F enlisting MIKE SUMMERS a.k.a. Seven to produce his Roc Nation Records debut & his 2nd LP of the year. Initially hearing him on “Tookie Knows, Pt. II” off ScHoolboy Q’s magnum opus Blank Face LP, he subsequently dropped his debut EP No Hooks only 7 months later, which was followed up by his full-length debut ErThangSkanless & then a 2nd EP called OktoberFest. After appearing on Flee Lord’s 8th EP Hand Me My Flowers produced entirely by Buckwild & put out 2 more EPs on his own, T.F eventually signed to Lord Mobb Music & put out Blame Kansas produced by both Mephux & Roc Marciano. Coming off the Khrysis-produced The Green Bottle & the DJ Muggs-produced Don’t Call Me…
50 Cent completely understands why Eminem never followed up the 2002 box office darling 8 Mile with another starring role.Fif recently sat down for an interview with GQ that was published on Thursday (July 30), where the entertainment mogul reflected on making his 2005 semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin’ and compared the filmmaking process to making music. According to 50, the biggest difference comes down to control, which inevitably is something Eminem wasn’t willing to give up.”I said, ‘I wanna do a movie,'” 50 explained. “Then, when we got into it, it was really no control. So, this…
Bodycam footage of Playboi Carti’s 2025 arrest for alleged assault shows him and his ex-girlfriend Gio being questioned by police and the 911 call surfaces.On Thursday (July 30), the CufBoys YouTube channel obtained footage of the incident, where the Atlanta rapper was booked in Wasatch County, Utah, last October en route to a performance for allegedly striking Gio and their limo driver. The footage shows police asking Carti and Gio questions separately about what happened on the side of the road.Carti claims no one hit each other, and his security was just trying to separate them after the driver “tweaked…
Queens, New York duo Onyx consisting of Sticky Fingaz & Fredro Starr dropping their 14th studio LP. Their debut Bacdafucup followed by All We Got Iz Us & Shut ‘Em Down under Def Jam Recordings are rightfully considered by many to be East Coast classics, releasing 2 mediocre albums in the early 2000s returning in 2014 with the Snowgoons produced #WAKEDAFUCUP. The sequel Snowmads was great & I also enjoyed Onyx vs. Everybody more than others, coming off the subpar reception of World Takeover as well as Blood on da X & Lower Eastside to the remind everyone It All Started in Brooklyn. After the “Go Brooklyn” intro, “Get Live” featuring Ayoo Bigz produced by Fredro Starr finds the trio over a clunky boom…
Say What’s RealSwae Lee gets candid about some of music’s hottest topics, from AI’s impact on creativity to Drake’s recent three-album drop.Words: Peter A. BerryEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website.If hip-hop had a Hookman of the Year award, Swae Lee would have at least a few trophies.Since emerging with Rae Sremmurd 12 years ago, the 33-year-old Tupelo, Miss. native has often been at the center of the rap zeitgeist’s most indelible hits.Beginning with Rae Sremmurd’s “No Flex Zone” in 2014, he’s used his wispy tenor…
San Francisco, California emcee Ramirez ending the month with his 13th extended play. Emerging as a longtime affiliate of the $uicideboy$, he would go on to co-found to the New Orleans-based indie label G*59 Record$ with them & build himself as an artist by dropping 8 mixtapes along with his last dozen EPs & 5 full-lengths. Tha Playa$ Manual was his best LP yet with it’s g-funk production from Rocci, coming off the sequel under his newly formed EMPIRE Distribution imprint Velvet Note Records nearly 13 months earlier following his amicable G*59 departure to drop Brabus & Lorinsers. “Gran Turismo” begins with this smooth west coast intro rapping about the…
Here we have the latest & 20th extended play from Hackensack, New Jersey lyricist Crimeapple. Becoming a fan of his almost a decade ago with his 4th EP Sweet Dreams along with the Big Ghost Ltd. produced full-length debut Aguardiente that next spring, his profile in the underground grew exponentially from there. Discography standouts include the DJ Skizz-produced Wet Dirt, the DJ Muggs-produced Medallo, Cartagena, Breakfast in Hradec, Sin Cortar, the Preservation-produced El León, the official Aguardiente sequel Bazuko, the Mello Music Group-backed This, Is Not Thatproduced by Apollo Brown, Rose Gold & the V Don produced Bulletproof Chicken. Last time I covered him was when Evidence produced War Cash several months earlier & Top 85 Dead or Alive dropping out of nowhere had me anticipating it making up…
Oakland, California emcee, songwriter, producer & record executive Too $hort bridging the Sir Too $hort trilogy with his 22nd LP. Someone who’s been around for 4 decades with Born to Mack, Life is…Too $hort, $hort Dog’s in the House, Get In Where You Fit In & Gettin’ It (Album #10) all stick out in his extensive catalog. Sir Too $hort: Freaky Tales last spring under his own label Dangerous Music in tandem with EMPIRE Distribution was an improvement above his EMPIRE debut The Pimp Tape in 2018, looking to simply Drink & Smoke this summer reuniting with Lil Jon to have the crunk originator produce the whole thing. “Better Pimp” pretty much sets the tone for what’s to come flowing…