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Shy Glizzy is going through an awesome point in his career. The young DMV native has been enjoying the success of his last project, Young Jefe, which was put out in February. From that mixtape, the hit single "Awwsome" has slowly but surely turned into the biggest song of Glizzy's young career, even spawning a remix off the record that features A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz that has grabbed mo

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"The Instrumental" is known as one of the more metaphorical songs of Lupe Fiasco's discography. As a welcomed Halloween surprise, Impakt Studios finally released the video eight years after Food & Liquor. This one's directed by Chris & Blak. The...

Pharell Williams and Robin Thicke have found themselves in hot water with the surviving family of Marvin Gaye over their massive hit, "Blurred Lines." Gaye's family have contended that the song is a knockoff of the late, great musician's song "Got To Give It Up" but Pharell and Thicke have held steadfast that their song is infringing and filed a lawsuit against the Gaye family

Lupe Fiasco is down with the anime culture. Remember, he had one in his breakout guest verse on "Touch the Sky." He decides to throw another in the title to his latest song. Mazinger was an influential '70s giant robots anime. Now, it's the title to a Fiasco song that has nothing to do with vanquishing destructive robots...

  Da Mafia 6ix have released their latest mixtape 'Hear Sum Evil.' With today being Halloween, the release date is definitely appropriate for perhaps one of the darkest hip-hop acts. Featuring tracks such as "Payin Top Dolla," "Lock'm N Da Trunk," and "Who Want Some Conflict," the mixtape showcases their patented sound that has endeared them to hip-hop fans for all t

Update (Nov. 4, 10:02 a.m.): Chris Brown visited Funkmaster Flex to talk about the Drake and Tyga beef (which he stays pretty much neutral in). While he was there he dropped a nice freestyle over the instrumental to Nicki Minaj's "Only," a song that he's actually featured on...

In honor of Halloween,XXL raided your favorite rappers' Instagrams to compile a list of the best costumed posted. From Blue Ivy as Michael Jackson to Nelly as the devil, check out the IG posts below. A photo posted by DeJ Loaf (@dejloaf) on Oct 10, 2014 at 10:30am PDT A photo posted by XZIBIT (@xzibit) on Oct 10, 2014 at 8:22am PDT A video posted by LIL DURK‼️‼️ (@real_lildurk) on Oct 10, 2014 at

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...