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Dame Dash has had his hands on a lot of projects as of late and his latest venture is into the world of audiobooks. Dame is releasing Culture Vultures, an audio book that details Dame's rise from the street level to becoming one of the most successful businessmen in the music world as the head of Rocafella Records ...

Meek Mill and Rick Ross cover the Spring 2015 issue of XXL. In March, the XXL crew headed down to Atlanta for the cover shoot of our latest release, in which Meek opens up about his legal drama and confirms his relationship with Nicki Minaj, while Rick Ross breaks down his new health kick and explains why this year will be the biggest year for his empire yet...

Lil Wayne is facing yet another lawsuit. This latest one, reports the New York Daily News, has been filed by a man who was once the driver on Wayne's tour bus. That man, Mark Jones, claims that during a gas stop near Buffalo last August, the rapper became agitated, insisting that he wanted to reach his hotel immediately. Acc...

Large Professor dropped a new single off his upcoming album Re:Living. "Opulence" is plush, boasting smooth keys and crisp drums.  "Opulence" is the third single off his upcoming LP. The man behind the boards of many hip-hop heavyweights like Nas, A Tribe Called Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi and Big Daddy Kane, LP is a legend that has nothing to prove i

The beautiful and talented Karlie Redd celebrates today her 37th birthday. The VH1 reality star has gained tremendous exposure since her days in the popular hit series Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta. The New York born actress/model/singer and songwriter has now shifted her focus to the big screen starring in movies such as Chris Rock's Top Five and the Georgia themed movie, 30 Days In Atlanta... Read

As the Young Thug and Lil Wayne rift continues to build, rappers are starting to weigh in. While on vacation in Costa Rica with his family, frequent Thugger collaborator T.I. called up The Whoolywhood Shuffle show to chop it up with DJ Whoo Kid about rap's biggest beef ...

T-Pain's resurgence has been without pause. Since an intimate unplugged set last year for NPR--from which the He Can Really Sing! crowd drew renewed strength--the rapper-turned-singer-turned-recluse-turned-star-again has been on a war path, releasing a series of undeniable singles and a mixtape, The Iron Way, that shows off his diversity of talent. The...

Jordan Brand will continue to the push the "Hornets" colorway on the Air Jordan silhouette this spring, as they gear up to launch the Air Jordan XIII low and now, the Air Jordan 5 Retro. Taking cues from the Charlotte Hornets' colorways, the Air Jordan 5 Retro will feature a predominately midnight navy upper, while accents of turquoise blue and grey compliment the rest of the shoe... Re

Dave East didn't make it to Coachella this year; he was too busy trapping Uptown to pay the bills. East spits hard bars about breaking down kilos of cocaine over an Automatik Beatz instrumental that has a heavy LOX influence. The rising New York artist is gaining stream on the underground and is a quintessential East Coast MC with a gritty delivery and flow to match his drug talk and street tale

The original version of "Runaway" marked Pell as a potential star on Soundcloud and in his native New Orleans; the remix, featuring White Sea, has been picking up steam over the past several months. Now, the second video video for the song has arrived, and this time, it's animated--not just expressive and emotive, but really, literally animated...

Murs takes a stand against black-on-black violence and police brutality in the video for "No More Control," a cut from his latest project Have A Nice Life. The politically charged video features a young black male out promoting a "Black Lives Matter" rally and dealing with harassment from police on the street and growing up around drug dealers at home...

We Be On It With legal drama behind him, a new album and the baddest chick in hip-hop on his arm, Meek Mill is the man of the moment. Words Vanessa Satten Images Zach Wolfe Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine. I...