Kirko Bangz

Snoop Dogg's recent albums haven't exactly been at the top of his game and even live shows were lackluster, but when he showed up on Dr. Dre's Compton, he suddenly rapped harder than he had in ye...

Juicy J at Irving Plaza in 2013 (more by Samantha Marble) Rick Ross is releasing a new album, Mastermind, this year, and he'll celebrate with an album release show in NYC on March 3 at Best Buy Thea...

Angel Haze at SPIN House at SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned, XXL's 2013 Freshman Class includes Schoolboy Q, Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, Logic, Action Bronson, Kirko Bangz, Travi$ Scott, Dizzy Wright, and Angel Haze, and as usual, XXL will celebrate with a concert in NYC that features all ten rappers...

"XXL has revealed their Freshman Class cover for 2013. The cover features ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Action Bronson, among others. They join a list of emcees to be on the Freshman Class list over the years that includes Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller and more...