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The highly anticipated follow up to Run The Jewels is here. Killer Mike and El-P come correct with hard rhymes over an awesome selection of beats and with features from  Travis Barker, Zack De La Rocha, and more, Run The Jewels 2 is sure to please fans of the first installment. The album is also avail ...

Today marks the 28th birthday of Aubrey Drake Graham.  He got his start on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation.  While acting on the show, he simultaneously worked on his other passion, music. In 2006 he released his debut mixtape, Room For Improvement using the name, Drake .  This was followed by 2...

Today is the 32nd birthday of the founder and CEO of Think It’s A Game Entertainment, Inc G. “Fly” Henry. TIG is an American record label and management company whose roster includes artists such as Trinidad Jame$, Rich Homie Quan, ForteBowie, Jacquees, Cyhi The Prince, and many other upcoming and prospect talents with a wide variety of genres. Fly was orn in New...

Want to know what went down today on Instagram? XXL’s got it for you. Scroll down! Throwback Yanden @snoopdogg A photo posted by FAT JOE (@fatjoe) on Oct 10, 2014 at 2:32pm PDT Watch the EMA's on Nov 9th. Ein von Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) gepostetes Foto am Okt 10, 2014 at 1:32 PDT #tbt EPIC!!!!!!!!!!! A photo p ...

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Ludacris continues his #LudaVerses series with a new freestyle over Pusha T's "Numbers On The Boards." There were only a handful of remixes, so Luda decided to add his own verse. Although it's pretty short, Luda drops aggressive one-liners, even calling himself a rookie again...

As T.I. continues to do his press run in hopes of pumping up his first week numbers, he sat down with Larry King for a sit-down interview. When asked which artist he wished he worked with on Paperwork, T.I. swiftly responded by saying, "Lady Gaga...

XXL and Magic Shave present Barbershop Conversations from Mr. Kelly's Barbershop in the heart of BedStuy, Brooklyn. Shaheim Reed, Akino Childrey, and Jomo Kenyatta aka "Jomo The Barber" sit down with Sway to discuss the importance of barbershop culture, style, proper grooming and the difference that being smooth can make with the ladies...

Tragedy Khadafi unleashes a new banger with "Free Thinkers 2." Tragedy spreads his message against everything plaguing the world over this soulful beat. With Audible Doctor on the beat, Khadafi injects some meaningful bars for the listeners...

Yesterday, Honey Cocaine release her latest EP, Like A Drug, and it features her single "Curveball." Another standout from the EP is "Gwola," which features mainstays Kid Ink and Maino. The recently independent rapper goes all-out on the bouncy beat, while Ink and Maino hold their own...

XXL's October/November 2014 issue features a reunited G-Unit on the cover, as well as exclusive interviews with 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Kidd Kidd about the breakups and makeups of hip-hop's ultimate crew. We also released a two-part roundtable discussion with the crew, filmed after midnight at 50's massive, 50-plus room Connecticut mansion, as well as individual video inter

In a bizarre turn of events, iLoveMakonnen was attacked Tuesday (Oct. 21) night during a performance at SOBs in NYC. After attempting to dap someone in the crowd, the man then pulled Makonnen down and began punching him. While the turn up continued despite the unexpected assault, many questioned what drove the man to attack the "Tuesday" singer...