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Bay Area natives Zion I drop off their latest video for the posse cut, "Get Urs," featuring Mr. Lif, Kev Choice, Deuce Eclipse, Opio and Sadat X. Accompanied by funky visuals, each artist takes their turn spitting impressive bars from the cut off of Zion I's Libations EP, which released back in April ...

Saigon returns to the essence of New York rap with his third studio LP, G.S.N.T.3.: The Troubled Times of Brian Carenard. The Brooklyn rapper, who left behind his reality TV days, is back to the basics and wants to reassert himself as one of NYC's renowned lyricists...

Stay True No matter where he goes in his life and career, Common always comes home to Chicago and hip-hop. Words Paul Thompson Images Jeremy Cliff Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the August/September 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. L...

Joined by his friend Big Body Bes, Action Bronson travels to the Bayou for the latest installment of his Vice series, "Fuck, That's Delicious." In the fifth episode, Bronsolino tastes the best of what New Orleans has to offer, goes on a hunt to see some alligators, and enjoys the sounds of The Little Freddie King Blues Band. Bronson ...

Snoop Dogg has been an active member of the reddit community, partaking in the popular "Ask Me Anything" Q+A sessions on the site, and as a moderator for the site's forum dedicated to stoners. Now, Snoop is taking his involvement to the next level as it was announced yesterday that he is now a co-owner of the growing website ...

Diddy's relationship with Jennifer Lopez fell apart back in 1999 after the fallout from the now infamous shooting at a New York City night club that landed Shyne in prison for a decade. Though they only dated for about two years, J.Lo and Diddy were the "it" couple of the hip-hop world ...

Vans teams up with the Star Wars brand once again, this time exploring the dark side of the Force to introduce new designs inspired by villains from the original trilogy. Taking cues from the summer collection, the Vans x Star Wars holiday offering extends through Classics footwear to men’s apparel and accessories combining heritage Vans prints with Star Wars villains from around the galaxy. ...

Last year, A$AP Rocky was accused by a female fan of slapping her during the Made In America festival in Philadelphia. This is just one of many incidents where rappers and fans get physical. The fan, whose name is Lisamarie Wade, claims the rapper smacked her for no apparent reason as he made his way through the crowd, knocking her to the ground and disorienting her...

Cam'ron has been releasing new music religiously these days, and now he's back with the 4th installment of his 1st of The Month EPs. 1st of The Month Vol. 4 is headlined by the 2 Chainz featured track "Snapped". The 5 track EP will definitely do a good job of holding fans of the Harlem bred MC over until the next volume drops. The...

Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg revealed on “Talk About It Tuesday” segment the details of why Amber Rose is divorcing Wiz Khalifa. He said that Amber walked in on Wiz with twins. Those girls are Jas and Ness. Peep them above....

You want to see an energetic performance, watch this. At Jimmy Kimmel’s outdoor stage, Steve Aoki and Waka Flocka Flame performed their collabo "Rage the Night Away" live with Travis Barker on the drums. Things get turnt up right off the bat and the electric energy maintains throughout the performance. W...

Queens MC Nyemiah Supreme, perhaps best-known for her role on the show "Sisterhood of Hip-Hop", is back with a raunchy single entitled "What It Taste Like." She takes on synth driven, bass thumping production, while unapologetically taking on topic that most people know all too well; sex. The Brea...