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16 Hip-Hop Moments Of The Week
This has gone by fast and you may have missed some of the biggest moments in hip-hop. That's why we're here. This week there's a petition to honor Biggie Smalls, 2 Chainz gets arrested, and Drake drops the tracklist for Nothing Was The Same...
16 Hip-Hop Facts That Make You Feel Old
You know how we know you're getting real old?
The amount of time that has flown by is depressing. For people over the age of 22, it feels like it was just yesterday when we ran to the store to purchase Illmatic. The good old days—back when shirts was 6 XL, baggy jeans we're the thing to wear and high fashion was considered FUBU and Enyce.
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Tyga Sued For Stealing Jewelry
Tyga is being sued for allegedly not paying for roughly $91,000 worth of jewelry, TMZ reports.
The famous Beverly Hills Jeweler, Jason, claims the rapper agreed to drop $28,275 for the jeweler's diamond pantheon watch back in August 2012. He also claim...
New Music From Curren$y, Young Roddy & Juvenile
On a Mike Will Made It beat, Curren$y teams up with Young Roddy and Juvenile for "Mo Money." Curren$y and Young Roddy’s have an upcoming project called Bales. Their collaborative mixtape will arrive on Friday. Money is not a problem for this trio as they spit braggodousi rhymes over dope synth melodies and hard hitting base. Listen to the reco
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Young Guru Joins USC Staff
Young Guru was named USC Thornton School of Music artist-in-residence and will join the faculty of Thornton's Contemporary Music Division. There he will lecture University of Southern California students in music production. Guru has also having lectured at other institutions such as New York University, Emory, Loyola New Orleans, Middle Tennessee State and Drexel.
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Jay Z Appearing On Outro To Drake’s New Album
Just last week, Drizzy announced that his upcoming album Nothing Was The Same was mixed and mastered. Last month he was announced Jay Z & Lil Wayne will be featured on the album via Rolling Stone.
Today, Billboard announced that Hov will be supplying two verses to NWTS' outro called "Pound Cake." The two have wor...
Freddie Gibbs And Madlib Announce New Projects Release Dates
Madlib and Freddie Gibbs team up for two new upcoming projects. They will release the 6-track Deeper EP on September 24 and their long-awaited collaborative album, Piñata, on February 4, 2014. Piñata is set to be released via Madlib Invazion. The star-studded LP will include features ...
10 Kidz Bop Covers Of Rap Songs
Kidz Bop has been around for over a decade, making kid-friendly covers of songs on Top 40 radio. Every once in a while, the Kidz Bop children and teens do renditions of popular hip-hop songs and its quite possibly the greatest thing since slice bread...
Cam’ron Has A New Series Coming Soon
Cam'ron is taking his talents from Vine to YouTube. Killa is set to drop a new series called 1st Of The Month and judging from the trailer above, it could be possibly one of the most outrageous series out right now. 1st Of The Month will be an ongoing series featuring Couzin Bang, Cam, JuJu and Baby Dee, kicking off on October 1...
15 Steps To Being A Great MC
So you want to begin a career as a MC? This is not a easy career choice. The odds of becoming a successful rapper is slim, but its not impossible. Icons have come from all walks of life to become hip-hop legends. XXL wants to help you become a great MC and develop what it takes to become a master of the trade. We...
Mike WiLL Made It Drops Artwork For “23” Featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and Juicy J
Next Tuesday, September 10th, Mike WiLL Made It will finally release his new single "23." This single has been talked about for weeks. Today, he released the artwork for the lead single from his forthcoming debut album, Est. In 1989 Pt. 3. ...
Lil Kim Responds To Lil Wayne’s Jab On ‘Dedication 5′
Over the past weekend, Lil Wayne's highly anticipated mixtape series, Dedication, dropped its 5th installment on Sunday (Sept. 1st). The mixtape has been the talk of the town, especially "Pure Colombia." On the instrumental for Young Scooter's hit track "Columbia," Weezy throws a shot at Queen Bee, rapping "Changed the face of my Rolex, shout out to Lil' Kim," ref