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Jay Z has been the target of lawsuits this year. After an engineer tried to extort him for $15 million, the mogul was slapped with a lawsuit over the Brooklyn Nets logo, followed by one for stolen songs. Now the he and his Watch The Throne partner Kanye West have been hit with a lawsuit for copyright infringement...

Well the Free Joe Budden campaign is officially in effect. After days of mocking the police and providing hilarious stabs via social media pertaining to his mess with his ex-girlfriend, Joe Budden finally decided to turn himself in. In the process, in typical Joe fashion, he did it with style and flare...

Rick Ross will lead the youth to salvation. Very few people has said this while sober, but this is what he's doing in the opening to the video for "Drug Dealers Dream": Preaching to the lost youth of St. Kitts. That's not all ambassador Rick Ross is doing. Watch hi...

More often than not, it's the simplest of necessities that are most essential to not only our individual well-being, but also our collective existence and prosperity as an entire population. Nevertheless, in a world that is entrenched with inevitable chaos and imperfection, it's those same fundamental necessities that frequently become neglected and ultimately taken for granted...

. Rappers seem to have a very interesting fascination with energy drinks. Whether it was 50 endorsing SK Energy Drink, Nelly with Pimp Juice, or Lil Jon's Crunk (which, surprisingly you can actually still buy in some stores today), rappers cannot seem to resist when it comes to putting their name across a can of a liquid energy...

Big Sean will once again partner up with adidas Originals for another sneaker collaboration. The Big Sean x adidas Originals “Metro Attitude” will feature a premium Black suede upper with floral multi-color print snakeskin leather accents. A quote fr...

The always entertaining Capone-N-Noreaga stopped by Hot 97's morning show for a lengthy interview about their career, current events and everything in between. Anytime N.O.R.E. is involved the energy is always super-high, the conversation is erratic and the quotables are endless...

adidas has been releasing a slew of retro kicks as of late, most notably with their Crazy silhouette, and today the brand reintroduces us to the black colorway of this sneaker. The former Kobe Bryant shoe will be released at select adidas retailers, and will feature an organic midsole design, leather and synthetic upper, an air mesh-lining, and Bootie construction...

The name Rico Love may not be immediately familiar, but you've heard his work if you've been listening to Future. The producer/singer brings him, Big K.R.I.T., and XXL Freshmen Kevin Gates and Troy Ave for his mixtape, I Sin. The project is a preview of what's to come for his debut project, Turn The Lights On — which shares the name of one Future's hits. The mixtape finds Rico Love pla... Read Mor

Kanye West testimony during the deposition in the lawsuit filed against him by photographer Daniel Ramos has been full of gems. The rapper and label head has not been shy about his thoughts. But none may be more surprising than the fact that Yeezy revealed that his father was apart of the paparazzi...

With the massive attention 50 Cent has garnered from the recent Instagram video calling out Floyd Mayweather's reading disability, XXL couldn't help but think of other times that rappers have embarrassed others or themselves via the social network...

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