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Here we have the 18th EP from Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom emcee/producer Sonnyjim. Making his debut in the summer of 2011 with The Psychonaut, he would go on to drop 8 more albums as well as his last 17 EPs & a mixtape. Most notably the No Vi$ible Means of Income trilogy produced by Giallo Point, the Buckwild-produced Coke Le Roc, the Illinformed-produced The Chemistry Must Be Respected, the Leaf Dog-produced How to Tame Lions, the Camoflauge Monk-produced Money Green Leather Sofa, White Girl Wasted and finally the Lee Scott-produced Ortolan & Armagnac. Coming off the moderately received Golden Parachute a few months earlier, Sumgii’s being brought in to fully produce the Chinatown Chicken Tour. “Muse” begins with a…
Here we have the 5th studio LP from Greenville, North Carolina veteran Supastistion. Making his full-length debut in 2003 after 7 Years of Bad Luck his debut mixtape Under the Table was welcomed to more mixed feedback & the sophomore effort Chain Letters recaptured the acclaim of his debut EP The Deadline under Soulspazm Records. Splitting Image following Leave of Absence gave us 2 different sides of him on wax while Gold Standard preceding The Blackboard & Honest Living came independently through his own label Reform School Music after I had graduated high school. Over a decade later, According to… produced by RJD2 succeeding Sacrifice as well as Every Last Word & All That Was Left Unsaid had me excited at the idea of possibly being a career highlight…
AJ Snow – Loe Kee Phlicks On Friday, February 27, rising artist AJ Snow headlined The Bricks in Maywood, marking a major milestone in his career with his first headlining performance in Los Angeles. The intimate setting of the venue created a raw and personal experience, allowing fans to feel every lyric and every beat up close. From the moment he stepped on stage, AJ commanded the room with confidence, delivering a high-energy set that balanced polished showmanship with genuine connection. The crowd responded enthusiastically as AJ moved through selections from his growing discography, performing records that longtime supporters knew…
The second location of Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon Burger restaurant had its grand opening yesterday in Long Beach, Calif. However, the opening was marred by a shooting outside the fast food chain’s perimeter, leaving one person dead and two injured.According to an ABC7 Eyewitness news report, published on Monday (March 2), a shooting erupted outside of the perimeter of a second Marathon Burger grand opening in Long Beach, Calif., on Sunday night (March 1). About a half a block away from the grand opening event, multiple shots ranged out which sent hundreds of people running in every direction.Police said three men…
CyHi takes shots at J. Cole on the new track “Lost Control” in response to 2016’s “False Prophets.”After teasing the release on Feb. 26, CyHi dropped the track “Lost Control” on Feb. 27. On the song, the Atlanta rapper calls out Cole without naming names.”You was scared of our good brother in that Grand National, why?/Shoulda knew you and that lil’ Honda was gon’ have to collide,” CyHi rhymes.”OK, this might be off topic, but tell St. John that them raps just ain’t that jaw dropping,” he continues, slickly referencing Cole’s time at St. John’s University. “You forgot I still…
YoungBoy Never Broke Again realizes he’s ahead of the game after hearing Jay-Z boast about his net worth on The Blueprint.On Feb. 27, YB shared a video on social media showing him and his crew standing outside of a gas station.”I was listening to Jay-Z’s Blueprint,” Top says. “That boy say, I think at 31 years old or some sh*t, that boy said, ‘You are now looking at at $40 million ni**a.’ And I was just sitting back thinking to myself, how blessed I am and ahead of the f**king game I am.””Boy, you know what you looking at?” the…
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…