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During Jay Z's second B-Sides concert tonight (May 17) at New York City’s Terminal 5, Hov took some time out of his performance to speak on the death of Chinx. "Young man got killed in Queens, his name was Chinx," he said. "I can't understand that we're seriously under attack like never before. Rest in P...

This year’s Billboard Awards are underway. Check back here periodically to watch all the hip-hop related performances throughout the night. Fallout Boy & Wiz Khalifa "Uma Thurman" Meghan Trainor and John Legend "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" Mariah Carey Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth "See You Again" Empire Musical Performance Pitbull and Chris Brown "Fun" Br

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Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" video is finally here. The single off of her 1989 album premiered tonight (May 17) at the Billboard Music Awards. The video directed by Joseph Kahn. The cast for the movie was insane. Gigi Hadid starred as “Slay-Z,” Ellie Goulding starred as “Destructa X," as well as Hayley Williams ("The Crimson Curse"), Zendaya ("Cut-Throat"), Lily Al

Early this morning it was reported that Chinx was shot and killed in his Porshe by a gunman in Queens, NY. As soon as the news broke hip-hop artists and friends took to social media to share their memories of Chinx and pay respect to their friend...

Current XXL cover boy Meek Mill is preparing to put the game in a cobra clutch this summer. His highly anticipated sophomore album Dreams Worth More Than Money has suffered from a long delay, but the Philly MC is almost ready to reveal the fruits of his labor to the world...

Drake's previously announced upcoming collab with Beyonce has made its way to the Internet. A small part of it, at least. A 12-second snippet of the track, purportedly titled "Can I," recently popped up. In the not CDQ clip, Drake raps in a drawn out two-bar cadence over pacing violin chords...

As with most Black multimillionaires, Jay Z's contributions to the Black community are often questioned. He's even been called out in the past by the likes of actor, activist and singer Harry Belafonte for his perceived lack of keeping up with his social responsibility...

Two years ago I stood on the floor of The Metro in the shadow of Chicago’s Wrigley Field and watched as Chance The Rapper turned a crowd of teenagers and kids in their early 20s into a frenzy. It’s crazy to think it’s been two years since Acid Rap Live. The movement continue...

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's impact on rap music and hip-hop culture is undeniable. Having released arguably the most influential rap song song ever "The Message" in 1982 - and becoming the first rappers to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 - the New York group is forever stamped in hip-hop lore...

B.o.B has played it low key for the first half of 2015, mostly pushing out features and highlighting his new imprint with the No Genre: The Label mixtape. Today, we get a new solo track from Bobby Ray titled "That's How You Feel." On the new single, B...