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Back in April, Reebok announced their partnership with West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar through their "Be Ventilated" campaign, which focused on the newly rereleased Reebok Ventilator silhouette. After the success of the campaign, Reebok and Kendrick will now try to capitalize on a collaborative Ventilator that fuses the story of Kendrick with Reebok's aesthetics...

When Chance the Rapper took the hip-hop world by storm with 2013's Acid Rap, it seemed that every door was open to him. But instead of cashing in with a major-label deal--or even following down the lucrative independent path of a Macklemore--the Chicago wunderkind went away, returning only when he and his creative collective, The Social Experiment, had finished their bright, labyrinthine LP, Surf.

Mr. ColliPark takes Tech N9ne's hit single ""Hood Go Crazy" featuring B.o.B and 2 Chainz and flips it for an EDM-inspired remix. ColliPark has been a staple in hip-hop and the Atlanta community for over two decades. He was behind such acts as Soulja Boy, the Ying Yang Twinz, Mike Jones, Paul Wall and plenty more. Now it l...

"Started off walkin'/Now I got a Bentley, dig me?" Meek's rise from a battle rapper on the streets of Philly to arguably the hottest MC in the game has been nothing short of amazing. But make no mistake, despite the cars, Nicki Minaj on his hip and money, Mill still has bars and has been proving as much during his press run for Dreams Worth More Than Money. Las ...

Brodinski drops the remix to "Interviews," featuring iLoveMakonnen and Bricc Baby, as well as the accompanying video for the track. For the first order of business, the fellas want to clear a few things up with the ladies, asking a number of questions on the "Interview (Remix)" to see how they get down...

Los Angeles based-clothing brand, Stampd, has partnered up with German sportswear company, Puma, for a special collaboration that will feature new apparel and footwear. Consisting of a wide range of garments, the Stampd x Puma apparel collection will include - hoodies, sweatpants, long sleeve and short sleeve tees, tech leggings and two bubble vests...

The years change, the names stay the same. Though we're no longer in the golden age of album sales, where Platinum was the norm and Gold a slight embarrassment, Nielsen Soundscan is still an important (or at least oft-cited) measure of commercial viability in music...

The NBA's free agency period has been the talk of the sports world for the past week and everyone is chiming in. While big name players like LaMarcus Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan made the most noise by changin teams and, in turn, changing the landscape of the NBA, it was the move made by veteran David West that caught the attention of 2 Live Crew's Uncle Luke ...

Pusha T teams up with Skrillex and Yogi for the trippy video for "Burial," which finds nothing but trouble following King Push at every turn. While getting his hair braided in the barbershop, Pusha's day takes an odd turn when masked men enter the establishment and start tearing up the place ...

We the real Love & HipHop!!! #BlackLove #MeetTheMackies #RemyMa #RemyMafia #LHHNY #Season6 #ThisCannotBeDuplicated A photo posted by Remy Ma (@therealremyma) on Jul 6, 2015 at 6:56pm PDT Remy Ma and her husband Papoose will be joining the cast of VH1's Love & Hip-Hop: New York. Remy t...

Papoose continues gearing up for the release of his sophomore album You Can't Stop Destiny and today XXL premieres his latest single, "The Plug," produced by none other than the legendary DJ Premier. The track, which you can check out above, has a gritty, Western, bluesy feel complete with Premo's patented scratches and Pap's trademark swagger and braggadocio as he spits about having eve