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Ghostface Killah has been on a prolific run with his albums recently and with his latest collaborative offering alongside Canadian trio BadBadNotGood, Sour Soul, the Wally Champ meshes his golden era raps with jazz elements to provide a refreshing, but brief, 12-track LP. ...

If the Breakfast Club interview, the fashion show, the Grammys, the Saturday Night Live appearance and yesterday's (Feb. 25) debut performance of "All Day" weren't enough, you now have a new, in-depth interview with Kanye West to add to your docket...

After reuniting last summer, G-Unit has been back at it heavy, releasing the Beauty Of Independence EP, Young Buck's Before The Beast mixtape and covering XXL's Oct./Nov. issue. Almost approaching a year back together, the group is now moving on to unveil their next effort, The Beast Is G-Unit EP...

Anyone of a certain age who grew up during MTV's TRL era made Xzibit a part of their afternoon with the hit show Pimp My Ride. For those unfamiliar, Pimp My Ride was an MTV show hosted by X to the Z where the rapper would go take a person's beater car, bring it to an automobile shop and equip it with unnecessary bells and whistles including a cotton candy machine, robotic arms, TVs, LED lights an

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The Nike LeBron 12 will take the low top approach for its next release with the 'LeBronold Palmer' model dropping in European retailers this week and possibly US stores in the weeks to come. The shoe, which LeBron debuted during the 2015 All-Star Weekend, will feature a vibrant yellow mesh upper complimented by palm tree prints on the tongue and heel of the shoe...

Last night (Feb. 25), Lupe Fiasco hit the stage at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Little Death," a cut from this year's Tetsuo & Youth. In tow was Nikki Jean and, as per usual, the legendary Roots crew to bring the track to life. Pe...

Will Smith recorded a bunch new tracks with Kanye West. While speaking with Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday (Feb. 24), the "Gettin' Jiggy With It" MC said that him and 'Ye had entered the studio a few times, but he was reluctant to say whether or not the tracks would appear on a potential new album. Recently Holl...

This morning (Feb. 26), Bobby Shmurda called into Hot 97 from the protective custody section of Manhattan Detention Complex. In the brief call--authorities didn't allow the call to run for more than three minutes--Shmurda reported that he had been with fellow GS9 member Rowdy Rebel for most of his incarceration, up to a recent incident involving both artists that landed Rowdy in solitary confineme

Following a successful show at S.O.B.'s last night, Chance The Rapper and Donnie Trumpet wiped the cold out their eyes early this morning for an interview with The Breakfast Club. The 40-plus minute interview touched on Chance's career, his father's political ties and working with Madonna ...

Jordan Brand is known for their highly popular holiday releases and 2015 will be no different as the brand unveils their upcoming silhouettes for the end of the year. This year the Jordan Brand will release three different colorways of the Air Jordan 8...

Chicago MC Chance the Rapper’s following grows by the minute. With a discography of only mixtapes and no major label affiliation (yet), Chano has managed to headline festivals and collab with some of hip-hop’s best. The former XXL Freshman's shows, like the one last night at SOB’s, have a reputation for selling out fast. Born on the inte...