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Kentucky's loss to Wisconsin last night in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament was a crushing blow to the previously unbeaten Wildcats' fan base. Include Aubrey Drake Graham in that number. An avid UK fan, the rap star not only had his heart on the line, but also a nice piece of change...

If you don't have the $100 to cop Curren$y's latest LP Pilot Talk 3, you might be able to catch a few leaked songs here and there. The album dropped yesterday via USB drive only, and today we get the THC-soaked Jadakiss collab, "Pot Jar...

The upcoming Tribeca Film Festival just added a hip-hop twist as it was recently announced de facto A$AP Mob leader A$AP Rocky will feature in a newly added event called Tribeca Talk with veteran hip-hop journalist and former XXL Editor In Chief, Elliot Wilson...

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Cudder is back, almost. Last night, Kid Cudi took to his Twitter account to reveal some good news for fans. His fifth studio album is coming sooner than later. And it has a name. "My new album is called "Speedin' Bullet To Heaven". Coming really really soon, so stay in tune...

Troy Ave's BSB squad have been making some serious moves over the last year. Solider Young Lito lets the world know about their newfound fortune on his freestyle over Big Sean's "Blessings." Lito rides the head-nodding track spitting rhymes about his current monetary status, then uses the second half of the instrumental to talk his ish, rambling on about his luxury lifestyle...

It seems like Ludacris is back for the first time, again. Having recently dropped his eighth studio LP Ludaversal on March 31, the Atlanta rapper boosts the campaign by dropping the video for the LP's intro track. Luda keeps it simple with the visual rapping in a dimly lip warehouse while rocking gaudy jewelry for the short David Banner-produced song...

XXL Freshmen 2015 hopeful Tory Lanez is down for the cause. Today, the MC drops his latest offering putting out a new single titled, "In For It." The dark, bass-thumping R&B assisted track is produced by RL Grime. The MC catches the vibe of the slow instrumental and rides the track with ease...

After finishing up a nationwide tour with Wale, Audio Push is gearing up for the release of their upcoming album, The Good Vibe Tribe. The California duo recently uploaded the project's new single "Normally." The bass-heavy track is produced by frequent collaborator Hit-Boy with help from Dot Da Genius and morphs from a conventional banger to something fit to turn up the EDM spots... Rea

Azealia Banks' recent interview with Billboard was filled with a number of interesting quotes, one of which happened to be a statement about her wanting to smash the current president, Barack Obama. After some time to consider her statements following the buzz made over the sound bite, the Harlem rapper now regrets the comment...

Fabolous continues to tap into his mixtape roots for his weekly freestyle series. Today, he spits heat over Wu-Tang Clan's “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta Fuck Wit” off their 1993 debut Enter The 36 Chambers. As has become a weekly occurrence the Brooklyn MC spazzes over the classic track dropping punchline after punchline. Not only has ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs literally can't stop, won't stop, thinking of ways to expand his empire. Now the hip-hop mogul is working on developing cartoons. Puff is executive producing an animated series titled Brightmoor for the FX network that is being pushed as the urban version of the Comedy Central mainstay, South Park, reports Deadline...