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Despite the recent release of his highly anticipated collaborative studio album, NehruvianDOOM, with MF Doom, Bishop Nehru has no intentions of slowing down. The 18-year-old rapper already has his mind set on his forthcoming project which will be executively produced by New York rap legend Nas and released through his label Mass Appeal...

Here are all three of Shyne's XXL cover stories, reprinted in their entirety.

Nick Cannon is on the road to recovery as the divorce from his estranged wife Mariah Carey continues. To show his love for the singer, Cannon tattooed Mariah's name on his back in massive text in 2008. But now that the marriage is hanging on by a thread, he decided it would be best to cover it up ...

The Game is preparing to release his forthcoming album, Bloody Money: Year Of The Wolf, next week and he's offering two free singles for download when you pre-order the album on iTunes. Drenched in Auto-Tune, Weezy, The Game and Chris Breezy talk big with their signature flows...

Ice Cube continues to prove to the world why he's adored by not only rap fans, but mainstream America. The rapper/actor visited Ellen Degeneres and participated in a little icebreakers activity. The two traded each other their best pick-up lines. Of ...

Looks like Brooklyn rapper Lil Kim pissed off some loyal fans and now they want to take action. According to a recent TMZ report, Lil Kim was scheduled to do a meet and greet on Saturday (Oct. 4), followed by a performance at the popular gay club The Manor in Ft...

Mariah Carey finally speaks out about her marriage with Nick Cannon. The legendary R&B singer was in Tokyo singing Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," and changed some of the lyrics around from "And I know you cheat/Right or wrong, don't matter" to "I know you cheated motherf***er." O...

Teairra Mari has emerged at the center of one of the brightest flashpoints in the new season of Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood, with her relationship with Ray J setting sparks fly as the two fell apart in shocking ways. Three episodes into the new season, sites like Jezebel are already calling her "the best and worst part" of the show, with her drama—screaming matches, drink-throwing inci

We still don't know when Gunplay is releasing his debut album Living Legend, but he's been consistent in his efforts to keep putting out new music. On Wednesday (Oct. 8), the MMG rapper is releasing his first mixtape of the year entitled Gunplay...

This past Saturday marked the official release of the A$AP Ferg x Young & Reckless collaboration. In celebration of the release, Ferg and Young & Reckless owner Drama held a special meet-and-greet at the PacSun store in Long Island, New York. Upon h...

Kanye West received mixed reviews regarding his fifth solo album Yeezus. While some considered Ye's album as a musical masterpiece, others thrashed his work and labeled it his worst effort to date. Now, Mr. West is planning for his sixth album and his G.O.O....

It's Monday and Fly Ty is out here getting this money. This is the premise of "Smoking Mirrors," his latest jam featuring French Montana. Hi-hats and glitchy keys abound, Fly Ty and French talk about getting these millions like it's light work and keeping a hold on those female companions through the struggle...