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Since breaking into the game, no one has questioned Meek Mill's energy on tracks. Known for his aggressive flow and delivery, Meek has made lightwork of beats and created anthems like "Ima Boss" with easy-to-follow lyrics that make his music instant party movers when played by the DJ ...

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Mobb Deep's classic Survival Of The Fittest came out 20 years ago but a new version of the song will be ringing out during the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. ESPN has tabbed Prodigy and Havoc for a remix to the gutter track as an open for its popular NBA pregame show NBA Countdown ...

Last night (May 13), Earl Sweatshirt hit the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform cuts from his latest album, March's excellent I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside. Backed by Canadian jazz trio (and Ghostface collaborators) BADBADNOTGOOD, Earl ran through "AM // Radio" (sans Wiki), "Grief" and "Kaleidoscope." (Note: ...

Kanye West's "Bound 2" video, featuring a topless Kim Kardashian, is about the last visual we'd think to re-imagine as a children's book but graphic designer and illustrator Zak Tebbal did just that. Tebbal, a senior at the School of Visual Arts (SVA), used the video as inspiration for his senior thesis and told FADER that, "The translation of 'Bound 2' into a children's book felt

Last night (May 13), Fox pulled out all the stops for the finale of the penultimate American Idol season. Naturally, this included Pitbull. The Miami rapper joined Chris Brown and Qaasim Middleton for a performance of "Fun," from last year's Globalization. The Brown-fea...

As many are aware, Suge Knight has been suffering from pretty severe health issues after being arrested on murder charges, with a bail set at $10 million. According to TMZ, the hip-hop icon is in pretty bad shape and is frequently passing out, puzzling doctors...

Drake has served well as the Toronto Raptors' ambassador. For next season, the NBA basketball team will add a touch of Drizzy's swag to their uniforms. According to ESPN, the adidas catalog for the upcoming NBA season was posted to a popular forum online...

Last Wednesday (May 6) ), Joey Bada$$ and the rest of Pro Era announced the first annual STEEZ Day Festival to remember their brethren Capital STEEZ. On Christmas Eve 2012,  STEEZ tragically took his own life. XXL recently caught up with Kirk Knight of Pro Era to discuss Steez Day itself and stressed the importance of keeping Steelo's legacy alive. "I feel like Steez always has ...

The elusive PartyNextDoor popped up earlier this week at the Beats By Dre and MCM collaboration event and chatted with reporters about his upcoming projects and his most recent tour.  During a quick conversation with FADER, Party revealed that he won't start the selection process for what songs will make the cut for his album until he records at least 100 tracks. " co ...

A few days ago we showed you images of what was rumored to be the next Kevin Durant silhouette from his successful line with Nike. Now, the Swoosh has officially unveiled sketches of the KD8. Just like the silhouette we saw pop up on the web earlier this week, the "Bright Crimson" KD8 will be the next signature show of the OKC superstar...

Earlier today, New York City streetwear brand, Supreme unveiled its "Malcom X" capsule collection for the spring/summer of 2015. The new Supreme collection pays tribute to the legendary human rights activists. Featuring Malcom X's image over several pieces the collection offers a wide range of garments which consists of a baseball jersey, shorts and a towel...