Kansas City MC XV is pulling his latest musical effort from his green backpack and it is sure to be a treat for his fellow Squarians. Popular Culture features his take on songs from artists like Kendrick Lamar and Ca$h Out as well as original material such as “Be There, Be Square” – all in anticipation for his The Awesome EP, which will preface his debut album that will feature production by legendary producer Just Blaze; you may have heard the EP’s title track “Awesome” recently in the commercial for Verizon‘s HTC Rezound with Beats Audio as well as during a game of b-ball via NBA 2K12.

The Awesome EP will be available for digital purchase on June 26th; preorder it here! Head here to cop Popular Culture right now to hold you over until the 26th.

Prepping for the release of his Popular Culturemixtape, XV, drops the track “Aaahh! Real Monsters” featuring ScHoolboy Q. Check out one of the sample tracks from his new tape dropping tomorrow (June 15) above.

With DJ Premier on the 1′s and 2′s the line-up for Cypher 1 includes Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner; Chris Sutton, XV, Jay Rock and Gilbere Forte. Below Cypher 2 includes, Rico Staxx Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross and French Montana.

Every song has a story into its creation. When those details emerge, however, only then does a greater appreciation arise for the record. Hov’s new e-home, Life & Times, caught up with Kansas‘ own XV into making of his “When We’re Done.” In sort of a Phil Jackson-type role, Just Blaze oversees the rapper and his producer Seven during the three nights at the Harlem studio, Stadium Red.

Turns out “Smallville“ worked so well for XV that he decided to hop on another instrumental handcrafted by J. Cole. This time it’s smooth and soulful “Watch Me Go,” which did not appear on his recently released mixtape, Zero Heroes. Why? It’s not for us to know. All that matters is it’s here now for your listening (and downloading) pleasure.

DL: XV – “Watch Me Go” (Prod. By J. Cole)

During his nationwide tour, XV decides to record the second episode of his VlogTV Series. Cameos from Travie McCoy, Bad Rabbits, and Donnis.

We travel from Wichita (XV), Atlanta (CyHi) to Harlem (Vado) all in the span of less than five minutes with this track. And at some point, all three have been tapped as one of the “younger artists” to keep eyes on, so do yourself a favor and watch all three in this visual. XV takes it straight to the nightclub with this new track boasting Erin Christine on the hook. Admittedly, I’m a little late coming around to XV, but it’s better late than never and I’ll support new music regardless if I’ve been on the bandwagon from 21 Jump Street or if I’m new to the game.

Look for his new project, The Kid With The Green Backpack, to drop soon.

XV decided to supply the fans with more dope music from him. This time it’s him and Ohio native Machine Gun Kelly. XV released this track via Twitter along with the official artwork, which is also above. Pay close attention as they take us on a journey until we finally reach our destination.