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For the past two years, J.Cole has treated his fans to intimate shows for $1 on the Dollar and a Dream tour and the North Carolina MC is bringing back the tour for its third installment this month. Performing cuts from his mixtape Friday Night Lights and bringing his Dreamville comrades Bas, Cozz and Omen, Cole will hit four cities along the way and fans will be allowed entrance on a first come,

Nike is set to drop another version of its popular "What The" line. This time around the "What The" iteration will be featured on the canvas of the KD 7 silhouette. Today, Nike unveils detailed images of the upcoming sneaker that will feature 18 previous designs implemented on past KD 7 sneakers...

Machine Gun Kelly took his talents to WWE's Monday Night Raw last night (June 15), where he was the guest star of the night. In the clips above and below, MGK is seen chopping it up on stage with Kevin Owens, who doesn't seem to be in the mood to be nice...

Slum Village teams up with Bilal and Illa J for "Fantastic/Love Is." This new offering is a laid back track. The late J Dilla handled the production, which makes you want to bob your head as it takes you back to that classic Slum Village sound...

Today, adidas Originals announced the start of their #ImaginedBy campaign, an ongoing series of activations inspired by the adidas Originals silhouette, the ZX Flux. The #ImaginedBy concept—anchored by the ZX Flux sneaker and its limitless creative potential—amplifies the power of artistic expression and imagination, and will consist of a series of projects #ImaginedBy friends, partners and fans

In Atlanta Georgia there will be special election tomorrow for District 55. Former state representative Tyrone Brooks no longer sits in the seat. I would like as many people as possible to go to the polls and write in Michael Render. Why because if I win we win... Read More ...

Lil B stopped by ESPN's SportsNation last night (June 15) and played a game of "Cursed or Not Cursed" with hosts Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley. During his six-minute conversation, The BasedGod was asked about a number of NBA players who may or may not have been damned by the young rapper. Starting with...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) DeJ Loaf is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Yesterday (June 15), we k...

All eyez on 'Pac.

XXL celebrates the life and legacy of hip-hop's Thug Angel on his 41st b-day...

2015 XXL Freshman and self-described industry plant Raury is back with a new song, "Devil's Whisper." The precocious artist opens the song with a chorus of young voice and a folk-nodding guitar line, before breaking into a crisp, clearly sung verse. The vers...

Picture via Instagram This could get weird. Donatella Panayiotou, a former MTV host and current British television personality, says that she had a romantic relationship with L.A. Lakers Guard Nick Young that overlapped with Young and Azalea’s. Azal...