Considering everyone from Bobby Ray to Jay-Z are catering their sound around the power of this expanding Dubstep genre, it surprises me Vizzy is the first person I’ve heard spit over Skrillex’s chaotic “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites.” Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve seen this before: artist tours relentlessly, builds a rabid grassroots fanbase, drops plenty of free, quality material and becomes the genre’s next mainstream superstar. Wiz completed this manic four-step program last year and XV is aiming to be the latest example. Read the rest of this entry »

Dear XV, I really want all promising new MCs to stay away from making references comparing their careers to sports. Read the rest of this entry »

XV post-tour plans include hitting the ‘net with a vengeance. After releasing three tracks last week, he comes back to drop a video for “Wichita,” the Just Blaze-produced track from the Zero Heroes mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

XV has been pretty quiet since dropping Zeros Heroes back in April, only surfacing every so often to remind us that he’s still patiently waiting in the on deck circle. Or should I say anticipating his “Kick.” Read the rest of this entry »

Let me start by saying that if you haven’t checked out XV’s Zero Heroes, you’re missing out. One of the more cohesive and complete projects in recent months, the all-original mixtape is just another freebie that could have been a phenomenal debut for many other MCs. Read the rest of this entry »

“In these streets fightin’ every day like I’m Bison/ The flow is like a firearm…”

If you’re still unfamiliar with either of the featured spitters on “U Ain’t Gettin Nothin,” here is your opportunity to test the bars of both Jon Connor and Just Blaze’s new homie, XV. Since producers Sean C & LV concocted their best attempt at a beat for Str8 Outta Compton, this Flint-Wichita connection relentlessly assault the track, providing enough lyrical murder to have them locked up by song’s end. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s something undeniably unique about XV’s product. Maybe it’s the way he’s able to blend catchy hooks with free-flowing rhymes. Or maybe it’s the uptempo-drenched beats that give backbone to his tracks. These are unique, no doubt; however, it’s the relative subject material of porn, video games and a nerdy ethos that gives the Wichita, Kansas-bred MC’s product charm. Read the rest of this entry »

Way over yonder, across the Georgia skyline, sits a manchild with the ability to mix up his own blend of dance on dance and lyrical sensibilities that should make the entire world adopt a southern’s charm, soon enough. If you see Donnis cooling out on a porch in the backwoods with his Ray-Bans on, just know he’s seeing the bigger picture through the Southern Lights. Read the rest of this entry »

It can be debated whether XV has been unjustly flying under people’s radars or gotten warranted recognition as an MC. He has attracted the appearances of Hip-Hop mainstays (such as the Re-Up Gang Pusha on the “Awesome” remix), but still fails to attract the same notoriety similar artists such as Wiz and Kid Cudi have been gifted over the past couple of years. For those still unfamiliar with the MC’s distinct brand of Hip-Hop, a newly released track, “Foreign Exchange Student,” should do plenty to shift attention. Read the rest of this entry »

As cliche as most tracks with the title “Awesome” seem to be, Kansas-bred XV gave a more refined, original touch to his own “Awesome” off his 2009 tape, Everybody’s Nobody. That track still remains salient almost two years after its original appearance as the Re-Up Gang Pusha decides to add his G.O.O.D. influence to enhance the poppy piano-laced beat of Vizzy’s initial track. Read the rest of this entry »

After she appeared on his track earlier, Kansas City’s XV joins Erin to get “Naked” on a remix. These two are diamonds in the rough and ones to watch. Quote me. Read the rest of this entry »

You can only burn the candle at both ends for so long before you end up getting burnt. With those sentiments in mind Miami duo Blood Type, Chief and Stepson, are putting in their 2 Weeks Notice. Read the rest of this entry »

XV just might be the most known unknown since 3-6 Mafia went Hollyhood and back to the hood. The Kansas upstart’s name swirled in the wind for two XXL Freshmen classes and he’s still on the outside looking in. But with the ink dried on a Warner Bros. deal and The Kid With The Green Backpack supposedly done, Vizzy appears to be ahead of the curve. Read the rest of this entry »

There isn’t much better than the relieving feeling upon arriving home. Whether it’s been eight hours, days or months, to feel the pressure you’ve placed upon yourself to make it back safely empty out like a deflating Whoopy Cushion is enough to rejuvenate even those run the most rampant. Two people who’ve been busy enough as of late to appreciate the unwind are acronym-friendly MC’s XV and MGK, who graciously share their homecoming tales via Vizzy’s lounge-ready, Cook-Classics-produced, “Finally Home.” Read the rest of this entry »