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On March 27, the hip-hop industry suffered a tragic loss with the passing of Lil Durk's manager, OTF Chino. The 24-year-old was shot and killed in Chicago's Avalon Park while sitting in his car. Aside from several emotional social media posts, Lil Durk has remained understandably mum on the topic in the media...

In a ruling that is expected to have far-reaching implications for the music industry, US District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald has determined that Marvel, rather than composer Jack Urbont, controls the publishing rights for "Iron Man Theme," the song that was sampled twice on Ghostface's sophomore album, Supreme Clientele. According to The H... Read More ...

Yesterday, Converse unveiled their brand new Jack Purcell Signature Slip sneakers and two new colorways of the signature silhouette for spring 2015. The Converse Jack Purcell Signature and Converse Jack Purcell Signature Slip are crafted with contemporary product features...

Jay Electronica took a trip to Nigeria to reconnect with his roots. While speaking with Nigerian radio station The Beat 99.9 in Lagos, Jay spoke on the reason for his visit, his long awaited debut album, and his opinion of Kanye West. ...

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It's been 126 days—just over four months—since Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel and GS9 were arrested and indicted on more than 100 assorted counts including conspiracy, murder, assault, drug and weapons charges related to a nearly two-year NYPD investigation. Since then...

All it took was a simple Twitter exchange between Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y to liberate a new cut from the duo's upcoming mixtape #2009: Pixburg slim wants to drop a #2009 jam.... I'm widdit — Spitta (@CurrenSy_Spitta) April 22, 2015 @wizkhalifa shit yes — Spitta (@CurrenSy_Spitta) April 22, 2015 Produced by ID Labs and Frank Dukes and featuring SAYITAINTONE on the hook, Wiz and Spitta provide a n

Boosie Badazz is getting ready to drop his sixth studio album, Touch Down 2 Cause Hell on May 26. The LP will feature appearances from Rich Homie Quan, Webbie, Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross and T.I. We've already heard two singles off the LP. Most recently...

Matthew Senna is a renowned Los Angeles-based concept artist that has created some of the most decked out sneakers to ever be seen. Today, it was unveiled that Senna will be joining forces with Wish Atlanta and tastemaker Renaldo Nehemiah for an installment of the Higher Learning series...

Back in 2009, DJ Premier signed a relatively unknown Canadian producer by the name of MoSS to his Works of Mart production label. After producing for the likes of Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Obie Trice and more, MoSS is getting his time to shine ...

Ludacris has been invited to perform during halftime at Game 2 of the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets 2015 NBA Playoff series. The actor/rapper is a former radio personality in his hometown city and is currently celebrating the 15th anniversary of his Disturbing Tha Peace record label. He will ...

It looks Migos rappers Quavo and Takeoff are home free, except Offset. The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office tells XXL that Offset's bond was deinied by the D.A. office and he's going to have a hearing to see if the judge grants him a bond. The...