Today In Hip-Hop: Kanye West Celebrates 36th Birthday

Jun 8th, '13  •  Today in Hip-Hop  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

On this day, June 7, in hip-hop history… 1977: Kanye West is known by many for his rants, awards show antics, and his highly publicized relationship with a certain Armenian-American reality star. Many, however, forget the fact that Kanye West “started ...

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Twerk Team #dailytwerk

Jun 8th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  1 Comment

Today's #dailytwerk is from The Official Twerk Team. Yes Lawd Twerk Team - #TwerkTeamThursday "F%cking or What" by @Plies Oh and just a reminder, if you want have your video featured in #dailytwerk, email your video link to dailytwerk@xxlmag.com Also, be sure to follow @dailytwerk on Twitter...

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DJ Paul Clarifies New Three 6 Mafia Project Is Not A Reunion

Jun 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  4 Comments

Earlier today, we ran an article on Three 6 Mafia coming together for a reunion project that would feature some of its original members. With fans in an uproar that Juicy J wouldn’t be involved, DJ Paul has spoke to ...

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Gunplay ‘Acquitted’ (Mixtape Snippets)

Jun 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Gunplay is ready to drop some new music next week. His mixtape, Acquitted, is set for June 11. Before the big day, the MMG livewire offers a seven-minute snippet of his tape. Hosted by Evil Empire, the tape features his ...

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Watch The Video For Hit-Boy “Jay-Z Interview Pt. 2”

Jun 7th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

Hit-Boy drops some heat just before the weekend hits. Today the producer/rapper drops the visuals for “Jay-Z Interview Pt. 2” just before the workday ends. We get to see what life is for the West Coast native throughout the video. ...

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Hear Action Bronson And Wiz Khalifa On “The Rockers”

Jun 7th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

Action Bronson and producer Harry Fraud are preparing to release their EP Saab Stories on June 11. Off the seven tracks, Bronson decided to let go of “The Rockers” featuring Wiz Khalifa. It has Bronson shouting out Marty Jannetty, hence ...

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Meet The New Cast Of Nick Cannon’s Old Show, ‘Wild ‘N Out’

Jun 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Buyanovsky  •  No Comments

Photo Credit: Brittany Travis / MTV2 Following the lead of hip-hop's warm embrace of comedy - from rappers' enthusiastic references of bits from comics like Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams and Kevin Hart, to hip-hop/comedy fusion shows like ...

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Deniro Farrar Drops The Video To “The Reasons”

Jun 7th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

Off the The Patriarch II , Deniro Farrar drops the video to "The Reasons" three days after he released the cut. The tape will be out on June 18. On the record, he opens up about his past loss, his ...

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Nina Simone Biopic Producers Ask Dr. Dre To Score Upcoming Film

Jun 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Dan Rys  •  No Comments

Dr. Dre may not be putting out any albums any time soon, but that doesn't mean he won't be contributing to new full-length projects in other realms. Film producer Gene Kirkwood mentioned recently in an interview with TheGrio.com that he's ...

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