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Joe Budden's Some Love Lost EP drops Nov 4 but before it's officially released, Budden lets a final loosie go with "Alive." Holding nothing back, Budden goes in for over six minutes with nothing but bars. For those on the east coast, this is the perfect music to deal with the gloomy weather outside. Check it ...

Nineteen-year-old Philly rapper Tunji Ige drops off a dark visual for "Slow Dance." Violent and beautiful at the same time, "Slow Dance" is shot in black and white and features stunning images backed by Ige's melodies. Check out the video above and be on the lookout for more from the talented artist ...

Photography By: Joseph Chea Last night (Oct. 30), New York's popular radio station Power 105.1 celebrated a night of good music and even better vibes with Powerhouse 2014 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Hosted by some of the station's radio personalities like The Breakfast Club (Charlamagne The God, Angela Yee and DJ Envy) and their newest edition, Angie Martinez, the night was filled with a b

After Miley publicly disowned twerking and taught the broadcasters of an Australian morning show how to "Nae Nae," the guys who came up with the dance, Atlanta bred rap quartet We Are Toonz felt the need to show the people how to do the dance the right way...

Doin' Lines: DJ Mustard The super producer fills in all the blanks. As told to Emmanuel C.M. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. 1. I get A MILLION mustard jokes a week because of my producer name. 2. I h...

Lorde called Kanye West her "hero" and "idol" in an interview conducted by Billboard. When talking about Kanye West's remixing of her new song "Yellow Flicker Beat," which will be on Lorde's Hunger Games soundtrack, she stated that she actually had to cold-call Kanye to remix the track...

The forthcoming season of Vault by Vans brings two of Vans’ most prestigious collaborators together for the fourth installment of Vault by Vans x Diemme. Utilizing the Italian footwear maker’s refined construction techniques, Vans has partnered with Diemme to produce high-end, handcrafted interpretations of the Era and Sk8-Hi, introducing the Montebelluna Era LX and Montebelluna Hi LX. Holiday 20.

Flying Lotus has released the visual for his latest single, "Ready Err Not," off of his "You're Dead" EP. The David Firth directed visual features gory animations, including Fly Lo himself getting decapitated and having his head appearing on the body of a spider, among other things...

Atlanta bred songstress and former "Love & Hip-Hop" star K. Michelle is due to release her sophomore album AWBAH (Anyone Wanna Buy A Heart) before year's end, and the title of one of the songs off the LP is interesting to say the least. ...

OutKast's fourth studio masterpiece.

After not having released a new project in over a year, with 2013's Almighty So being his last release, Sosa has now released two new mixtapes within the span of 24 hours. Following the surprise drop of Keef and Gucci's collaborative mixtape Big Gucci Sosa, the Chicago native kept true to his word by dropping his highly anticipated Back From The Dead 2 mixtape at midnight. The mixt...

Pharoahe Monch celebrates another one!