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Lil Baby Is Opening His Own Restaurant in Atlanta

[ad_1] Lil Baby has had an unstoppable music run over the last couple of years and now, he's dipping his toe into the food industry by launching his very own restaurant.During a Zoom conversation with XXL on Jan. 14, the Quality Control Records artist revealed that he'll be opening a restaurant, with a lounge-esque vibe, in the center of Atlanta. "Actually, I have a new restaurant and I'ma open it in Atlanta. It was supposed to be open by January, but we had to finish the stages, so maybe, February/March," Baby explained when asked what other industries he plans to explore outside of hip-hop.And as far as the type of food the establishment will be...

The Break Presents: Vory – XXL

[ad_1] We all have innate talents, and for some people, it just takes some more time to discover them. Timing played a part in the rise of newcomer Vory, the Dream Chasers Records signee who has lent his pen and voice to a litany of names in music.Vory got his first taste of fame in 2015, when he was 18 years old. The Houston-born, Louisville, Ky.-bred cowrote and rapped on Bryson Tiller's inescapable 2015 hit "Don't"—Vory is the chopped and screwed voice on the track. That partnership came from a mutual friend, one that would change Vory's life. Years later in 2018, he cowrote The Carters' "Friends" and Drake's "Mob Ties."His name holds weight in songwriting...

Is Lil Durk Dropping a Song Called ‘Kanye Krazy’?

[ad_1] Lil Durk appears to be paying homage to a Chicago legend with a new song and video.On Wednesday (Jan. 27), clips from Lil Durk's new music video inspired by fellow Chi-town native, Kanye West, surfaced on the internet. In the video, Durk is seen impersonating Kanye's famous oversized boxy suit look from his 2018 "I Love It" music video with Lil Pump and the visual for "Runaway" from when the rapper released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy back in 2010.Immediately after clips from the video shoot began to circulate on Twitter, rumors began to fly that the song is called "Kanye Krazy." People on social media have also spelled the song titled as "Kanye Crazy." And...

Sheff G Talks His Career-Defining Songs ‘No Suburban’ and More

[ad_1] Define MeWords: Peter A. BerryEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Brooklyn’s Sheff G is one of the most important new faces in the borough’s drill movement. Since dropping his breakout song, “No Suburban,” in 2017, Sheff built his momentum by unloading five solo projects, including Chase a Bag (2018), The Unluccy Kid (2019), Just 4 Yall (2020), One and Only (2020) and and Proud of Me Now (2020). Using his granite-toned voice, blunt lyrics and U.K. drill beats to power his tracks, he’s solidified his spot as one of New York City’s fastest-rising artists. Speaking with XXL for Define Me, Sheff...

XXXTentacion’s Son Is Following in His Footsteps

[ad_1] Like father like son is a cliché that's beginning to apply more and more to Gekyume Onfroy, the son of the late XXXTentacion and his girlfriend, Jenesis Sanchez.Obviously, it isn't out of the ordinary for kids to take after their parents. If your dad's a dentist, you might eventually find yourself in dental school. If he's a ballplayer, you'll probably grow up watching basketball, if not playing it yourself. That's just how it goes.Gek, who just turned 2 years old yesterday, is a spitting image of the late rapper, who died after being shot during a robbery in June 2018. While he definitely looks like X with those piercing eyes, the physical resemblance...

Lil Wayne Attends Tory Lanez Video Shoot Day After Pardon

[ad_1] Shortly after receiving a pardon from the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, Lil Wayne emerges like a phoenix from the ashes to work on a new video for a new song with Tory Lanez.On Sunday (Jan. 24), Tory Lanez shared via Instagram a clip from a video of the set where he was filming for his new single "Big Tipper" with Lil Wayne and Melii. Wayne is seen dancing in a pink hoodie while wearing a backwards baseball cap as a woman lies in front of him naked on what appears to be a stretcher or hospital bed.In the caption for the 13-second clip, Lanez points out how the video shoot took place right after Wayne secured a...

Video Shows Shootout Allegedly Involving Pooh Shiesty Surfaces

[ad_1] The plot appears to be thickening regarding the October 2020 shooting incident allegedly involving burgeoning rapper Pooh Shiesty.According to a report from local Miami news outlet WSVN on Monday (Jan. 25), surveillance video footage shows Pooh Shiesty allegedly involved in the shooting that took place at Florida's Bay Harbor Islands area, which led to the Memphis rapper's arrest last year.In the video from the incident that took place on Oct. 8, 2020, high-end luxury vehicles such as a McLaren sports car and a Mercedes Maybach can be seen entering the East Bay Harbor drive condo parking lot. Once parked, men exit the vehicles. Moments later, a man wearing a white shirt can...

Signs You’re a Ski Mask The Slump God Fan

[ad_1] Between 2015 and 2018, Southern Florida became the most fertile ground for blossoming rap stars. Between artists like Denzel Curry, XXXTentacion, Smokepurpp, Wifisfuneral and Lil Pump, there are plenty of artists for fans to choose from. Among this wave of rising talent is Ski Mask The Slump God.Energetic, quirky and effortlessly cool, Ski Mask, who was selected to be a 2018 XXL Freshman three years ago, is one of the most original rappers to hit the scene in a long time. His songs combine inventive wordplay, off-kilter hooks and lightning-quick flows that will have you replaying tracks from projects like his 2018 debut album, Stokeley.Since his music speaks for itself, it's no...

Tory Lanez Claims to Have Evidence Against Megan Thee Stallion

[ad_1] Megan Thee Stallion's legal team has responded to a report that Tory Lanez is seeking permission to officially speak his piece to defend himself after allegedly shooting Megan last summer.According to a report from TMZ on Tuesday (Jan. 26), the Toronto rapper, born Daystar Peterson, has requested that the judge presiding over his felony assault case in the shooting modify his gag order, which prohibits him from speaking on the shooting incident in its entirety.Tory has not only been barred from speaking on information he receives from prosecutors pertaining to the shooting, but he is forbidden from contacting Megan via social media. However, Tory doesn't think this is fair and is pushing back from the ruling that was...

Iann Dior Plans to Completely Dominate Every Genre 

[ad_1] Show & ProveWords: Georgette ClineEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Achieving a No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 is a feat most artists strive for their entire careers. For Iann Dior, it took him less than two years, the length of time he’s been in the music industry. His dynamic feature on 24kGoldn’s “Mood,” a guitar-driven, upbeat ode to a toxic relationship they released in July of 2020, is his biggest win yet.“We made ‘Mood’ in my apartment, not even thinking about it,” Iann shares. The two-times platinum-selling track, produced by Blake Slatkin, KBeaZy and Omer Fedi, and mixed...