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Cassidy is making a return to his roots later this year as he will step back into the battle rap arena by challenging battle rap heavyweight Dizaster. Cassidy got his first big break in the industry when he took on Freeway in what is now considered a legendary exchange of bars ...

A few weeks ago an image of a player exclusive shoe designed for tennis player Roger Federer appeared on different sneaker sites causing sneakerheads to go in a frenzy. Today, we get more detailed images of the sneaker that meshes the Nike Zoom Vapor Tour 9 silhouette with the Air Jordan 3...

From Riff Raff lighting up Instagram with pictures of his pop icon date, Katy Perry, to Blue Ivy's unforgettable award show debut, Instagram was almost as lively as being at the 2014 MTV VMAs. With much more also posted on "the gram," check out the "Best Instagrams From The 2014 VMAs ...

Last night's MTV Video Music Awards served up a whole lot of strange moments—what was Jay Pharoah doing on stage for such a long time, for instance?—and a slew of memorable ones as well. But despite the nominations being full of rappers, only a few actually made it to the stage. XXL took a...

Photos by Denisse Hernandez 2014 Afropunk Festival has come and gone. D'Angelo was the headliner and stars such as  Lianna British folk-soul singer Lianna La Havas Ice-T’s metal band Body Count, Trash Talk, Shabazz Palaces, SZA, Clipping., the Internet, Fishbone, Mesh...

After more than a few jabs back and forth over the Internet, it looks like Soulja Boy and Gillie Da Kid will be talking their disagreement to the boxing ring. According to a press release from boxing promoter Damon Feldman, the rappers will square off as the main event for Celebrity Boxing 77 on Oct...

The 2014 MTV VMAs went off last night without a hitch. From Beyonce's unforgettable performance ending with Jay Z and Blue Ivy, to Ariana Grande caught cuffin' with Big Sean backstage, to Nicki Minaj's opening the show; this may have been the best Video Music Awards in years...

The star-studded Under The Influence Of Music tour took a turn for the worse when a man was shot and killed while backstage at a show in California. After canceling Saturday's tour stop, the tour resumed last night at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheater in Irvine, California ...

Lil Bibby is showing no signs of slowing down. A quick look at his Instagram, Facebook or Twitter will show you the young rapper from Chicago is out here moving. A collab with fellow 2014 XXL Freshman Kevin Gates on "We Are Strong" and standing beside Juicy J and Nicki Minaj on "Low" shows you he's working...

While the Internets buzzed last night with the surprise release of G-Unit's EP The Beauty of Independence, Young Buck reminded his fans about another milestone in his career. Ten years ago, his debut album Straight Outta Cashville hit store shelves...

Eminem made sure to leave his mark on the night of the VMAs even though he wasn't officially a part of the popular awards show. Around 9:15 EST last night, Marhsall Mathers confirmed rumors of a new album by tweeting out "Yes it's official...

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