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UPDATE: Eminem confirms via Twitter that Shady XV is dropping on Black Friday. Yes it's official… #SHADYXV Black Friday. https://t.co/B0WCDoEeVO — Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) August 25, 2014 -- Eminem is planning to release a new song, “Guts Over Fear” featuring Sia, at midnight. But, is there also a new album ...

UPDATE (Aug. 28 10 a.m.): Tinashe released the album cover to her debut LP Aquarius.  Check it out above. ----- Tinashe's buzz has grown immensely after the success of "2 On." Today, the Los Angeles singer/songwriter revealed the artwork and tracklist to her debut LP Aquarius. ...

From Chris Brown joking about having babies with Karrueche to the release of Wiz Khalifa's new album, this week on Instagram was certainly an unforgettable one. With Nicki Minaj also releasing her highly anticipated "Anaconda" video, check out XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week...

Well, this should be interesting. Murda Mook, who is a famous battle rapper that made a name for himself during the Smack / URL days, broke the news on Instagram that Drake wanted to compete against him. The flick was taken at a club last night...

Beyoncé continues to push the needle with her performances. This Sunday, Bey is set to perform at the 2014 VMAs. According to a source in attendance, Beyonce is planning to perform her album Beyonce in just 15 minutes. It is set to be a medley of all the songs with visual components in the background. Be...

Coming off the release of Signed To The Streets 2, Lil Durk releases a loose track for his fans. “Shots Fired” is an exclusive track off DJ Citi’s mixtape The Crib, where the 2014 XXL Freshman addresses all his haters with aggression. Laced with gunsh...

Eminem and Rihanna are the latest celebrities to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness for ALS. Currently on tour, the two mega stars took time out during their show in Shady's hometown of Detroit to participate in the challenge...

There's no slowing down for Young Thug as he continues to push new music to the public. After putting out the second installment of his 1017 Thug mixtape last month, Thugger will follow up with 1017 Thug 3: The Finale soon. Today, he lets loose the first offering from the project with the "Intro (Beast Mode)" featuring locked down comrade, Gucci Mane...

UPDATE:  50 Cent's relentless assault of Floyd Mayweather's reading ability continues. He posted another photo of Mayweather, this time as a warning to the boxer. The caption read, " Champ if you keep calling people about this. I'm not ...

After several setbacks, it finally looks like Chris Brown's highly anticipated album, X, will hit shelves on its now scheduled release date of September 16. Today, the official track list for the long-awaited project hits the Internet. The lengthy LP will contain 21 songs...

Childish Gambino has been in chill mode, new music wise, since releasing his LP Because The Internet late last year. Today, we get a fresh new track where the rapping actor channels his A-Town roots and titles the song after the infamous Decatur fairway "Candler Road...

An alleged murder that took place at Friday's Under The Influence of Music Tour caused a cancellation of last night's scheduled show in Chula Vista, CA. As previously reported, what had been a tour without incident was rocked by violence when a 38-year-old man was shot and killed as Friday's show closed...