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Vote for XV for XXL’s freshman top 10 list. Here is a single sure to help in your decision on voting. Continue Reading →
Sampling: The act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song. The wide spread use of sampling in popular music originated with the birth of hip hop music in New York in the 1970s.
I have had a personal hankering for writing a post on this particular topic for a long time, and Finals week has given me the right amount of time due to procrastination. With that being said, it is popular act for upcoming artists (and established acts alike) nowadays sample their instrumentals. It is always a treat to see how the producers of these mixed tracks alter the original. Is the original still audible or has a new masterpiece been crafted all together based upon the shoulder of previous musical giants? Their main source of sampling usually comes from previous classic tracks that are well known by a majority listeners. This matchup we will present has a slight difference as rather than sampling a popular song, the reference track is the underlying score to the popular science fiction box office hit from 2010, Inception. Continue Reading →
It’s been awhile since XV has dropped “Everybody’s Nobody” mixtape, but due to the fact that this song appeared on the recent NBA 2K12 soundtrack, he has decided to drop a nice little music video.
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With the world awaiting for his hotly anticipated The Kid With the Green Backpack album, XV connects with Ian Wolfson of Rex Arrow Films to unleash his latest viral anthem, U.F.C. Continue Reading →
The work ethic of XV is undoubtedly one of the strongest in the game right now. Rather than pushing out tracks in mass quantity, he finds away to craft smooth tracks with the help of verses from young Casey Veggies, Emilio Rojas, and a hook from GLC. Shoutout to SEVEN for the production.
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An inspirational and existential take from XV, “When We’re Done”, produced by his go-to buddy Seven, gets the visual treatment from Elan Alexenberg for FTS Creative. Continue Reading →
Not many get to publicly pay homage to their hometown, and XV certainly understood the prominence of this venture, as he linked up with one of the producer-legends in the game in Just Blaze for this cut. Continue Reading →
Underground slime, that Ninja Turtles sewer shit! Boy am I glad that Vizzy is back in the studio, and with tracks like these, he’s going to have me at the edge of my seat. Do you hear that beat?! That’s some old-school 80s feel! Continue Reading →
Shortly after dropping of “Bitsu”, XV shows off his media buff tendencies as he makes a track over an edited version of the underlying score to the film Inception (hence the name of the track). Dope as usual. Keep reading for the download link and lyrics.
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Now that XV is done touring, he’s back at the whole making music thing that rappers usually engage in. This time around he uses a slight variation to the “Dreams Money Can Buy” instrumental by Drake. Shoutout to Peas x Carrots.
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I guess “waiting” has become the new theme in hip-hop (Read: Sorry for the Wait). Los’s most-recent offering is Worth the Wait, something to hold us over until his The Crown Ain’t Safe drops later in the summer. Speaking of The Crown Ain’t Safe, did you catch XV’s contributions? Continue Reading →
Here’s an unofficial video done by Nick of Heezy Studios, who was present at XV’s show at Jaxx Nightclub a few weeks back. Nick got some exclusive footage and put them together to create this phenomenal visual compilation. Continue Reading →
The first link from Pre Trial: Opening Statements, “Applause” finds Grammy-winning producer Omen linking up with rhyme heavyweights XV, 4IZE, and Ashton Travis. Continue Reading →
Since he just reached the 30k milestone in terms of his counter followers on Twitter, XV has decided to drop a new song off to thank us. Not sure if this will be on his upcoming album or not, but its pretty sweet. He even breaks down a few bars for those of us that can’t quite comprehend.
XV drops a new song titled “Phobia”. This is one of his newest offerings since he signed to Warner Bros. a few months ago. As you can see (or hear rather), nothing has changed, and the kid with the green backpack is still on his grind.
