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After announcing that $ign Language will drop next Monday (Aug. 25), Ty Dolla $ign and DJ Carisma unveil the first single off of the upcoming mixtape. "Lord Knows" features the West Coast crooner, Dom K and MMG Head Honcho Rick Ross on the record...

There's been little to no news on Pusha T's upcoming solo album King Push in recent months; you'd have to go all the way back to April of this year, when it was reported that Kanye Wesyt, Nottz and The Neptunes were working on King Push, to find concrete news. But just last month, Pu...

A week after the murder of Michael Brown at the hands a police officer in Ferguson, Kajieme Powell was gunned done in St. Louis. The 25-year-old African American male was shot and killed by St. Louis police officers Tuesday (August 19). Accor...

Last week news broke that Ciara and Future had called it quits just a month after the singer had announced her wedding plans. According to Us Weekly it’s because Future is having an affair with his stylist Tyrina Lee. A source told the magazine “She (Ciara) found out about the affair through multiple sources in recent weeks.” They added, “there ...

Wiz Khalifa links up once again with Converse for another Chuck Taylor silhouette. The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star ILL is the latest inspiration from the Taylor Gang leader. Taking cues from the OG Chucks, Converse drops two colorways of the brand Khalifa sneaker...

Talib Kweli is a calm dude. Rarely do you ever see him get upset or get in a verbal exchange with anybody. That all changed today when Talib squared off with CNN's Don Lemon regarding the poor media coverage taking place in Ferguson. A couple days ago, Talib Kweli explained why he decided to go to Ferguson. He ...

Previously: Here’s How Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Would Look If They Were On The Simpsons 27 Rappers Name Their Favorite TV Show Of All Time Graphic Designer Turns Hip-Hop Stars Into Cartoon Characters Phonte Compares Jay Z To ‘The Wire,’ Nas To ‘Breaking Bad,’ More 11 Memorable Rapper Appearances On An Animated Television Series

The tragic death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has led many in the hip-hop community to speak out. Now XXL Freshman Vic Mensa has stepped forward to give his opinion. At the age of 20 the young rapper already has a lot of insight into the issues of racism and police brutality that face Ferguson and the larger community. “The ...

Just when you thought this album was a myth, it appears that Puff Daddy and Guy Gerber's collaborative project, 11 11, actually is real. In actuality, the project is done and ready for everyone to listen to. The two have elected to provide fans with not only the documentary of how 11 11 came about, but also the project, and the track-listing...

After having girls, girls, and more girls all over the place for his original video, "Man of the Year", ScHoolboy Q decided to steer in a different direction this time around. Q hooked up with Foot Action to show a fan-inspired video for "Man of the Year" consisting of a compilation of different Vine and Instagram videos...

For nearly seven years listeners have turned to SoundCloud for uninterrupted music. Unlike Pandora, Spotify and a list of other music streamers SoundCloud has had no commercials, but that will soon change. In order to help artists profit from the platform, it plans to implement a new form of advertisement...

Coors Light and XXL presents Cold Hard Hip-Hop Facts hosted by DJ Drama. Today’s category of hip-hop facts is Food.