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The last decade has been one of tumult for Young Buck. Ten years ago, the Nashville rapper seemed poised to ride the unstoppable hype train Interscope had built for G-Unit to a long, lucrative career. Instead, the period after his 2004 debut Straight Outta Ca$hville was marred by legal turmoil and unrest at his label and within the G-Unit ranks. Last nig...

You know how you teach your technology-challenged parent how to use their iPhone for the first time and they end up taking random front-facing selfies of their nostrils and sending you excessive, unnecessary messages? Well, apparently nobody schooled Scarface yet on Instagram etiquette...

Rico Love's list of songwriting and production credits is extensive with over a decade in the game working with big time acts. On May 19, Love will get his chance to shine with his debut album Turn The Lights On. With 12 tracks and limited features the producer/writer/singer will show once and for all that he is as talented in front of the mic as he is behind the boards ...

The Shady Music Publishing roster just got a little bit bigger with the addition of Astray, a Saginaw, Michigan rapper who was once an intern at Eminem's recording studio according to reports from MLive. Astray made the announcement via his Twitter and Facebook accounts and was later congratulated by Paul Rosenberg on social media ...

It's been a rough year for Dame Dash. The co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records is currently embroiled in a series of legal disputes, but the one that undoubtedly hits closest to home is his contentious divorce from ex-wife Rachel Roy. Now...

Curren$y closes out a busy week with a new visual for "Rhymes Like Weight," a track from Monday's Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes EP. Once again, Spitta proves that less is more as he maneuvers through the track with just a camera, some slick lighting and eye-catching art from various Stanley Kubrick films as the backdrop ...

Fresh off the release of his second major label effort, Love Story, Alabama's Yelawolf lets loose of the Eminem-featuring video for "Best Friend." The song, meant to pay tribute to and explain each artist's relationship with some sort of higher power, is the sole collaboration on Yela's sophomore set. For...

Pay Attention Two of hip-hop’s finest, Tech N9ne and Murs, chop it up before hopping on tour. Images Samantha Levi Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine. Don't miss our cover stories on Meek Mill and Rick Ross right here. While chilli...

DJ Sense is getting ready to drop his Trendsetter: The Album. In anticipation for the project, Sense drops a new cut, "Do Me Like That." Monica hops on to provide the vocals with Yo Gotti and Jeezy stepping in to drop their bars. The song...

Continuing with his Friday Masscre series, Jadakiss drops another freestyle. This time, the Yonkers native flexes over Big Daddy Kane’s 1989 classic, "Young, Gifted & Black," which originally appeared on Kane's It's a Big Daddy Thing. "Say it take a rea...

Japanese clothing brand Bape held a private press preview yesterday at their SoHo location in New York with the Flatbush Zombies for the 10th anniversary of the popular clothing brand. During the event XXL sat down with the Brooklyn rap trio and the Zombies spoke with us in detail about their Bathing Ape collab—set to drop April 25—the importance of the brand in streetwear culture and their next m

Blac Chyna exposed her ex-fiance Tyga on Instagram yesterday (Apr. 23). In the photo below, we see a text exchange between the two, with Tyga seemingly expressing his love for the model and desire to get back together. From the messages it looks pretty clear that Tyga wants to be a family again with his son King Cairo and Chyna. A photo ... Read More ...