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Rick Ross drops the video for the Snoop Dogg-assisted banger "Quintessential." "Quintessential" is off of Ross' Hood Billionaire, the second album he released in 2014. The ultra smooth record gets even smoother visuals with Rozay playing the neighborhood pimp...

De La Soul wasted no time putting the money raised for a new album via Kickstarter to good use. With Nas in tow the crew dropped "God It," a loosie that won't appear on the aforementioned album but is a sign of things to come. "While busy at work, we also like to play," said Dave from De La Soul in a statement ...

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider, music streaming giant Spotify is closing in on a deal that would net them an extra $400 million in investments at an $8.4 billion valuation. The funding, which...

Bobby Shmurda, real name Ackquille Pollard, has been behind bars for the past four months on gang conspiracy, drugs and weapons charges. The Brooklyn native has gone from promising young star to just another statistic in a roller coaster year that saw his breakout hit make the Top 10 on the Hot 100 and nab him a deal with Epic Records...

J. Cole's ode to losing his virginity gets a creative twist as Cole tells the story through the eyes of two dogs. The clip opens with Cole walking his dog down the street as a leggy woman with a puppy of her own coming the other way. Instead of focusing on the blossoming relationship between the rapper and his soon-to-be partner, the camera pans down to the two dogs and shows the budding relation

The major label system can be a cold machine, and even a deal with the most commercially successful rapper of all time can't guarantee a path to success of your own. When Yelawolf's 2011 debut, Radioactive, failed to vault him to superstardom, he went back to the drawing board, retreating to the mixtape circuit that had first made him a commodity. Now...

Rich Homie Quan was the most recent guest on ESPN's Highly Questionable show, where he opened up about Young Thug's "Bitch Homie Quan" diss. "My first reaction was, ‘My brother called me bitch?'" Quan told hosts Dan Le Batard and Bomanis Jones. "To be honest,...

This Has Been My World Two decades deep and Raekwon is still on top. Interview Roger Krastz Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine featuring Meek Mill and Rick Ross on the cover. To withstan...

Magenta Skateboards and adidas have teamed up to release a limited edition heritage-style pack celebrating the bond between both brands in the skateboarding world. The adidas x Magenta capsule is being dubbed as the "A-League" collaboration...

Raekwon is getting ready to drop his highly anticipated Fly International Luxurious Art album on Apr. 28. In the meantime, the Wu-Tang rapper has been dropping singles off the LP, the latest being his collab with A$AP Rocky on "I Get Money." The lou...

Big Sean made a late night TV appearance on Monday (April 20) and delivered an emotionally charged version of "One Man Can Change The World" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Before performing the Dark Sky Paradise cut, Sean dedicated the performance to his late grandmother and said a few words about the amazing woman ...

One thing you can’t deny about Waka Flocka Flame is that the man is serious about having fun. Last night’s packed out show at Webster Hall in New York City was a perfect example of that statement. Waka’s ‘The Turn Up Godz’ Tour with DJ Whoo Kid landed in NYC right as the world celebrated the unofficial weed holiday known simply as 4/20. As apart of the show’s ap...