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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...

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.