XV Songs
Lorenzo Asher ft. XV - The Color of Ignorance
Having contemplated his prospects in the hip-hop game on his debut feature, the aptly-titled Begin, Lorenzo Asher shifts his gaze to the larger social landscape on single number two off his forthcoming full-length. On The...Read More
Paul Marz ft. XV - Kindness For Weakness
On his Booth debut, Staten Island native Paul Marz warns listeners about mistaking his Kidness For Weakness. This is a slightly confusing message, however, as the emcee’s on the mic approach doesn’t sound overly...Read More
XV - Everyday Life
Last Friday, Kansas City beatsmith The Awesome Sound celebrated his 22nd birthday. XV, the producer’s cousin and frequent collaborator, didn’t want listeners to be left out of the festivities. Thus, he...Read More
Sikai ft. XV - Falling Star
Sikai’s latest effort, off of his forthcoming project release, is entitled Falling Star even though the Stamford, Connecticut emcee is anything but a descending virtuoso. In fact, I think its safe to say write he is quite...Read More
Emilio Rojas ft. XV & Chris Webby - Nobody F**king With Me
Earlier this month, when we unveiled the winners of the fifth annual Best of the Booth Awards, Emilio Rojas took home the Staff Pick trophy for “Breaking Through in 2013.” It might be a little early to start patting...Read More
Odd Couple & Uno Hype ft. Erick Arc Elliot & XV - 100 Feet Up
Back in June, we heard Uno Hype lend his guest stylings to Average Guy, a track off Odd Couple‘s then-forthcoming Separated at Birth EP. Evidently, the DMV rhymesayer and Chi-town beat duo enjoyed working together, as...Read More
XV - Be There Be Square
I never thought I’d find myself comparing XV to classic-rocker Huey Lewis, but the two musicians agree on at least one thing: it’s hip to be square. On mixtape standout Be There Be Square, the spacefaring Wichita...Read More
Gameboi ft. XV & Jon Connor - Top Of The World
I hear it’s pretty lonely at the top so lets consider the trio of wordsmiths consisting of Gameboi, XV, and Jon Connor your friendly neighborhood loners on former’s latest world premiere Top Of The World. While...Read More
Sam Scott ft. XV - Shake The Ground
A Boston-born, Minnesota-based vocalist meets Kansas emcee? Who says boundaries aren’t broken everyday in Hip-Hop? Roughly one month after making his DJBooth debut with We Get Around, crooner Sam Scott has returned to...Read More
XV ft. ScHoolboy Q - AaaHH! Real Monsters
I never thought I’d see the day when ScHoolboy Q, the author of such children’s favorites as Nightmare on Figg St. and Druggy Wit Hoes was on a track named after a mid-‘90s Nickelodeon show, but I guess that just goes...Read More
XV ft. Raja - OccupyMusic
Like what the #Occupy movement is doing, but too lazy to to take it to the streets? You’re in luck—Booth fave XV has pioneered a new way to fight against the 1% from the comfort of your very own headphones. OK, to...Read More
XV ft. Slim The Mobster - Andy Warhol
Ever since pop art icon Andy Warhol made his famous declaration that,“in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” celebrities have been nervously checking their watches in anticipation of 15:01....Read More
XV - Be There, Be Square
Back in 2009, XV stated that Everybody’s Nobody. On his new record, Be There Be Square, the first release from his upcoming Popular Culture project, Vizzy states his grandmother told him “set out to be something, not...Read More
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XV - Stone Cold (3:16) [Freestyle]
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Omen ft. Dyme A Duzin, XV, Denzil Porter & TS Rose - EverLasting
With his forthcoming solo album still lacking a release date, Grammy-winning beatsmith Omen continues his promotional push with freshly-minted single EverLasting. On this smooth yet upbeat selection the headliner’s...Read More
XV ft. Freddy High - Now Let’s Go In
XV, with the help of Freddy High, has a new banger on his hands with the release of Now Let’s Go In. Opening up with a high pitched synth pattern and choir sounding harmonizing in the background, by the time the drums...Read More
XV ft. Sez Batters - Squarian Anthem
Put your right hand over your heart, Booth readers; it’s time for the Squarian Anthem. With the kickoff of his Midwest State of Mind Tour less than two weeks away, spacefaring emcee XV has dropped off a new promo single...Read More
XV - #EndOfTheWorld
It’s 2012, Booth readers, and you know what that means: the apocalypse is just 12 short months away. XV, for one, can’t freaking wait; on the Kansas City phenom’s latest EP leak, a sizzling synth...Read More
XV ft. Betty Trouble - Learn To Fly
Hailing from the Great Plains, I can count with one hand how many artists from my state have made it to the national stage in hip-hop. Zero. The same goes for the nearby states of Arkansas and Kansas. Wichita native XV is on...Read More
XV - 27 Club
What do Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison have in common? Yes, they were all musical icons who died of drug overdoses, but that’s only half the answer—every single one of them was...Read More
XV - Chaka Shao Khan
Urban music buffs in The DJBooth are likely aware of Chaka Shao Khan‘s impressive achievements in the musical realm. What you may not know is that the Chicago pop-funk-songstress is also the evil emperor of Outworld,...Read More
Los ft. XV - Get It
It’s been a few months since Los stepped into the Booth with a fresh solo feature (Finally Here hit our front page in July), but don’t get it twisted—the Baltimore spitter (and freestyle series alum) is...Read More
XV ft. GLC, Emilio Rojas & Casey Veggies - Blame Yourself
Are you a female who rejected XV‘s advances in the past, but are now having second thoughts. Well, “you can only Blame Yourself” for the fix you’re in—though, as the Wichita fave (and freestyle...Read More
XV - Boss Level
Fresh off scoring rave reviews for appropriately-titled EP title track Awesome just this Monday, Booth fave XV returns to our pages with another fresh release. On Boss Level, the reader fave indulges his well-known affection...Read More
XV ft. Pusha T - Awesome
What’s got two thumbs and knows how to spit rhymes? No, it’s not this guy—I’m probably only marginally better at spitting rhymes than your four-year-old sister. It’s that guy; you know, the guy whose...Read More
Donny Goines ft. Bun B, XV, Pill & DJ Corbett - Champions Anthem
Rap anthems are typically geared towards those struggling to succeed against long odds, whether their mission is to hustle their way out of the streets, succeed in an overcrowded music game, or simply be as much of a player...Read More
XV - Hoop Dreams
If you ask XV, his hustle is just like the film Inception... or is it more like an XBOX shooter? Actually, it’s none of the above—as the Kansas City repper (and freestyle series alum) reveals on Hoop Dreams,...Read More
XV ft. Trae The Truth - Batteries
As our own DJ Z remarked last week, when the Kansas City repper stepped into the Booth with The Kick, XV is the master of the concept record—whether he’s drawing from cinematic source or coining a broader analogy,...Read More
XV - The Kick
On a highly-acclaimed 2009 mixtape single, XV compared his musical grind to the death-defying chases and vertiginoius leaps of PS3/XBox classic Mirror’s Edge. Two years and change later, the Kansas City native’s...Read More
XV - BITSTU (Freestyle)
Not seen in the Booth since he celebrated reaching the 30k Twitter follow plateau with 30,000 (Feet up in the Sky) back in June, house fave (and freestyle series alum) XV reminds us he’s still alive, well, and on his...Read More
Jabee ft. XV - Beautiful Day (Remix)
How do you make a Beautiful Day even more beautiful? Throw XV into the mix, of course! On the official remix of Jabee‘s Seven-produced EP standout, Jabee is joined on the mic by Kansas CIty-repping Booth fave (and...Read More
Omen ft. XV, 4IZE, Ashton Travis & Jigsaw the Puzzla - Applause
Grammy-winning producer Omen (not to be confused with Chitown rapper-producer Omen) returns to our pages with Applause, the lead single off his forthcoming EP. Here, the headliner sets the mood with slow-rolling percussion...Read More
XV - 30,000 (Feet Up In The Sky)
In honor of reaching 30k followers on Twitter a couple days ago XV dropped thank you single 30,000 (Feet Up In The Sky), featuring Vizzy going in on The Awesome Sound‘s tweek on Mt. Eden Dubstep’s Sierra Leone...Read More
XV - Phobia
If you’ll forgive me for busting out a dusty old cliché, rappers on the rise should be careful what they wish for—cause they just might get it. Well aware of the speed with which dreams, when achieved, can turn into...Read More
Celeb Forever ft. Donnis & XV - I Don’t Believe You
To paraphrase Jay-Z, money may not lie, but both women andmen do. Of course, for a dude like Celeb Forever, the untruths that come from the ladies hurt the most – thus, as he inform us on new mixtape single I Don’t...Read More
Jon Connor ft. XV - U Aint Gettin Nothin
Think you can get under Jon Connor‘s skin? Au contraire; as the Flint native (and freestyle series alum) puts it on his latest single, “U Ain’t Gettin’ Nothin.” Sean C & LV of Grind Music...Read More
XV ft. Jazmine Sullivan & Sez Batter - Famous
The Kid with the Green Backpack decided to “leak” one more song in preparation of his new upcoming EP, Zero Heros. This time, XV borrowed Jazmine Sullivan‘s Famous, which was originally on her ‘10...Read More
XV - When We’re Done
In preparation of his new Zero Heroes EP, Wichita’s very own XV has unleashed the project’s first leak, When We’re Done. Gamers everywhere will rejoice once they hear the Kingdom Hearts sample, which of...Read More
XV ft. Miami Horror - Foreign Exchange Student
Damn – when XV dreams, he dreams big. Having parlayed his fantasies of hip-hop superstardom into an honest-to-God rap career, the freestyle series alum‘s now looking to achieve a similar feat in the dating arena. His...Read More
XV ft. Machine Gun Kelly - Finally Home
Wichita’s XV shines hard on new single Finally Home, featuring Machine Gun Kelly and produced by Cook Classics, who let airy synths wash over celebratory drums as the DJBooth Freestyle alum basks in his own glory. Lyrically...Read More
XV - SmallVille
After playing the Clark Kent role for years, one of the brightest new-comers in the game, XV, now thinks he’s Superman. Ok, fine. So I have yet to find any concrete evidence of my claim, but his new song SmallVille is a...Read More
Blood Type ft. XV- Yung World
Is abandoning the nine-to-five grind to pursue dreams of rap stardom an admirable act of courage, or one of youthful folly? It all depends on whether you’ve got the mix of skill, talent, connects and luck to make it. In...Read More
Marky ft. XV - Is It Cool to F**k?
To ask, or not to ask? Asking at the wrong moment can wreck the mood completely, but if you don’t ask, how will you know for sure? On his latest mixtape leak, DMV repper Marky takes a tongue-in-cheek look at that...Read More
XV ft. CyHi Da Prynce, Vado & Erin Christine - All for Me
There’s no better feeling than clicking play on a track and experiencing a song that was produced, written, and arranged by some of the hungriest artists and producers in the game. All for Me takes me back to the...Read More
XV - A Night to Remember
It’s not on board the Last Train to Paris and it’s not from a future T-Wayne album. Fittingly enough, the last track that I have the good graces of reviewing this year comes from an artist I’ve written about more than...Read More
Woody ft. Charles Hamilton & XV - Make Believe
When you have a track with two well known emcees backing up someone less known for their vocal work, there’s always concern for the possibility of Diddy Syndrome (one guy without any talent manages to bring down the entire...Read More
XV- Theme to Vizzy Zone
For months we waited for Kansas representer, Booth favorite and recent Warner Bros. signee XV to release his highly anticipated mixtape Vizzy Zone. Thankfully, once it actually dropped last week we learned it was worth every...Read More
Bizniz Kid ft. XV - I’m Different
In a marketplace as crowded as today’s rap game, standing out from the pack is absolutely crucial. And what better way to prove that you’re different than by saying “I’m Different”? OK, the title of...Read More
XV - Squares
Greetings Booth-Heads, and welcome to the Vizzy Zone. If you haven’t boarded yet, now is the time before the seats are filled and you’re left watching takeoff from the terminal. Your captain today is XV, the Midwest heavy...Read More
J.Y. ft. XV & Michael Charles - Say Yeah
With the heat index reaching 127 in the South today, I thought hell and my neighborhood were going to be the only things on fire. Thankfully, I was wrong. New Jersey native J.Y. is back at it again in the Booth, and while his...Read More
XV - Gettin’ BiZzy
Being Mr. “Wait, how isn’t that dude signed!?” is nice, but it can only last so long. While XV’s built a fiercely loyal fanbase around his innovative lyrical and creative style (see his last feature T.A.L.K.) so far...Read More
XV - T.A.L.K.
During an exclusive interview with our own DJ Z at the beginning of this year, Kansas native and Booth favorite XV commented on how he hopes to become a household name in 2010, a goal that may not be that unrealistic,...Read More
Nickelus F ft. XV - Shine On
Pink Floyd’s Shine On (You Crazy Diamond) was an epic, nine-part composition dedicated to former band member Syd Barrett, whose heavy use of LSD had driven him permanently over the edge. Heavy stuff. Thankfully, this...Read More
XV - Lift the Game
Most artists put out a few songs in between albums to let everyone know that they still “got it” and maintain their place in the spotlight (“Hey! You guys! It’s me! Remember?”). Booth favorite XV isn’t most...Read More
XV ft. Freddie Gibbs & Shawn Chrystopher - Me, You (Remix)
Though XV won Staff Pick for “Best Mixtape” and “Best New Artist (Unsigned)” at yesterday’s Best of the Booth awards ceremony (which, full disclosure, only took place in my imagination this year –...Read More
XV - Now Jump
Everyone’s favorite unsigned rapper XV says that his new song Now Jump is “speaking on the mindstate I’m going in with my new project, Look What I Can Do”, and if that’s true than we can expect the project to be a...Read More
XV ft. Jupiter One - Losing the Signal
Remember the end of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the camera pans across a giant warehouse and we know the Ark is in one of those thousands of boxes, but we have no idea which one? That’s what XV’s...Read More
TreaZon ft. XV - Like You Should
Since first appearing on our hallowed pages way back in 2008, TreaZon has been consistently proving to listeners that the “new era” of hip hop is here to stay. This time around the Booth-acclaimed Cleveland native is here...Read More
XV ft. Mike Posner, Bun B & GLC- Mirror’s Edge (Benzi Remix)
Back in July, XV burned his initials into DJBooth.net’s high score chart with Mirror’s Edge, the lead single off his acclaimed Everybody’s Nobody mix-album. Now, the Kansan buzzmaker’s back...Read More
XV ft. M.A.S.H - Benjamin Button
Booth regulars know that XV is far from your average rapper, but few could have guessed how unusual he really is—on this unreleased track, making its world premiere right here in the Booth, the Kansan buzzmaker makes the...Read More
XV ft. TiRon - To Do List
Even when they have nothing else, aspiring artists have a dream that motivates them to succeed—whether it’s superstardom or simply earning enough to pay next month’s rent. XV, however, has a lengthier To Do...Read More
XV - Mirror’s Edge
For most of us, breaking out the Xbox (or Wii, Playstation, Colecovision, etc.) and indulging in a few, uh, wheatgrass shots falls squarely under the heading of “slacking off”—for XV, however, it’s research....Read More
QuESt ft. XV - No One’s Allowed
On July 28, dopeRoots (a partnership between top hip-hop blogs 2DopeBoyz and illRoots) will team up with HipHopDX to release the free online album Broken Headphones (likely to be available for download on the Booth). A...Read More
AC ft. XV - Crush
Psst—over here! Looking for that Attack of the Blogs Part 2 cut? If you’ve got your eye on that $1,000 Karmaloop.com gift card, it’s a good bet you bookmarked all 20 participating sites last night...Read More
XV ft. El Prez - Please Hold
It’s official: Everybody’s Nobody is so hotly-anticipated that XV‘s forthcoming mixtape is getting its own prelude mixtape. Appropriately, the title track off Please Hold begins with the poignant...Read More
XV - A.D.D
In today’s rap game, a slight case of A.D.D. may not be as much of a hindrance as you’d think—judging by the way many of today’s most acclaimed emcees jump from topic to tangentially-related topic, it...Read More
XV - Going Endless
The 16th entry in our exclusive freestyle series comes courtesy of XV, the up-and-coming emcee who won reader acclaim with recent features Everybody’s Nobody and Something Better. The Wichita-bred rapper, who...Read More
XV ft. Tanya Morgan - Something Better
If there’s one trait common to those who make it to the top, it’s likely the inability to ever achieve complete satisfaction. On the latest record off his forthcoming Everybody’s Nobody mixtape, XV...Read More
XV - Everybody’s Nobody
The title of XV‘s forthcoming mixtape is rife with ambiguity – fortunately, the emcee has provided an explanation in the form of the project’s title track; giving his take on the pursuit of fame and the...Read More
XV - Cooler Than Yo’ Boyfriend
One of the Booth’s favorite newcomers, XV, has been quite the busy beaver (hey, I got tired of using the cliché “on his grind” line). Before releasing his new, concept-driven LP, The Kid With The Green Backpack,...Read More
XV ft. CA$HE - Carmen Sandiego
Smallville, Kansas wunderkind XV returns to the Booth with a creative track from his 40 Days, 40 Nights series, entitled Carmen Sandiego. So, where in the world did this Chad Hugo-produced cut come from? The...Read More
XV ft. Donny Goines - Funeral of the Tape Deck
There are quite a few ways for listeners to get their music “fix” nowadays, ranging from traditional means like radio, CDs and once-in-a-blue-moon music videos on BET or MTV to newer sensations like satellite radio, mp3...Read More