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Born and raised in the 108 Projects of Orange, N.J., Dougie F. attended Virginia Union University on a basketball scholarship until he left to pursue rap full-time. Paying for studio sessions with money from his part-time job at FedEx, Dougie's buzz turned into something more when he caught the ear of famed DJ, producer and record exec Diplo. Bas...

Jay Rock teams up with Lance Skiiiwalker for "90059," which is named after the Compton/Watts zip code. The big homie within Black Hippy is gearing up to drop his new album sometime this year. "90059" is fantastic, hard and in your face...

It's been four years since Trae Tha Truth's last album, Street King, hit shelves, but that doesn't mean the Houston vet has been idle. Instead, the H-Town MC has redoubled his grind, signing on with T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records, dropping five solo mixtapes and a collaborative EP and popping up with star guest spots on projects by everyone from Bun B, Jadakiss, Juvenile, Tip and Tech N9ne to Gucci M

While adidas is busy persuading James Harden to come to the Three Stripes, the German sportswear brand has introduced the new Derrick Rose signature shoe, the D Rose 6. Taking to Instagram, adidas unveiled the shoe with an image of the Chicago Bulls superstar holding the new silhouette...

Quran Powell, a 27-year-old New Jersey native, has been arrested and charged with shooting and injuring two men in the parking lot of the PNC Bank Arts Center following J. Cole's concert at the venue. According to NJ.com, Powell has been charged with two counts of attempted homicide, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and certain persons not to possess a firearm. New ...

Nike has been delivering the goods as of late with their basketball sneaker releases and after the surprise launch of the Air Pippen 1, the brand has introduced another classic with the release of the Air Max2 CB '94 "Cool Grey." Themed after Charles Barkley's time with the Phoenix Suns, Nike takes the '90s classic silhouette and gives the sneaker a touch of "Cool Grey" on th

Scarface drops his first single featuring Rush Davis titled "Steer." The Houston legend and one of the greatest rappers of all-time is gearing up to drop a new album called Deeply Rooted next month, his first solo album since Emeritus in 2008. "Steer” ...

With the Straight Outta Compton biopic release right around the corner, Beats came up with a genius idea in efforts to promote the film, by creating a #StraightOutta social movement. When you search the hashtag #straightoutta you will see personalized versions of the biopic's logo, replacing Compton with whatever city the Instagram user reps...

#MeekMill gave #NickiMinaj a Dreamchasers chain last night. A video posted by XXL Magazine (@xxl) on Aug 7, 2015 at 7:47am PDT Meek Mill now has the hottest chick in the game wearing his chain. During The Pinkprint Tour stop in Camden, NJ last night, Nicki and Meek shared the stage and the Philly rapper draped his iced out pink Dream Chasers chain on Minaj's neck for the crowd to see ... Read M

Quality Control's New Orleans newcomer Young Greatness releases the video for his hit single "Lil Nigga," which is off his last project I Tried To tell Em. The mixtape is the first studio effort under the QC banner. Young Greatness takes viewers on a ride throughout the hood, as he whips around the block and bikers pull off sick tricks on the highway. The second half of...

BET recently took their Instagram to announce the return of the popular adult show, BET Uncut. The nightly show, which aired on the network from 2001-2006, introduced viewers to the most explicit and sexual music videos to come out at the time...