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Kevin Hart popped the big question to his longtime girlfriend Eniko Parrish last night (Aug. 18). The good news had many of his celebrity friends on social media sharing their excitement including rappers Drake and The Game. On Instagram Drake wrote, "Very special day for one of my biggest inspirations and a true friend...

The momentum continues to carry along for Rich Homie Quan. While his banger "Walk Thru" continues to thump in the club, he's also giving fans an inside look at his life during his time with Wiz Khalifa on the "Under Influence Tour." In part two of his "Under The Influence" Vlog, Rich Homie Quan shows us his wide receiver skills, he talks about his new clothing line in

It's been a rough week for Ferguson. A multitude of rappers have spoke in outrage regarding the death of Mike Brown. Now, T.I., himself, has spoken on the mayhem occurring in Ferguson through Instagram. Look at us....America has created a monster... Read More ...

Kendrick Lamar may be the reason Flying Lotus has yet to drop his Captain Murphy album. According to the producer/songwriter, K. Dot recorded several verses over tracks he had previously recorded for the album. He told Pitchfork, "I went on tour and he recorded to a bunch of my songs...

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You remember when DJ Skee went on a tirade about why Radio sucks? It was mainly because he believed it grew to be generic and deficient in many vital areas. The fact that it didn't tap into the digital market irked him and many others. Now, Skee's dream may be coming true...

As today marks what would have been Nate Dogg's 45th birthday, XXL decided to look back on the good times. Pulling together a bunch of cherished photos, check out "15 Classic Nate Dogg Photos."

Of course that Shmurda wave isn't dying down just yet. "Hot Nigga" is still a must in the club, which means its still a hot bed for some surprising remix verses. The latest comes from CTE founder Jeezy in a pretty fluid performance. Don't expect too much social commentary about the nation's stressful situations here because, of course, Jeezy has an album to promote...

Well here's something positive. A handful of artists have happily agreed to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has disseminated through the web like wildfire. In efforts to draw awareness for Lou Gehrig's Disease, artists such as Drake, Dr...

After attending one of Kid Cudi's concerts, Giuseppe Zanotti was inspired to create a futuristic sneaker that embodied the on-set props, music and outfit wore during his show. Giuseppe linked up with Cudi to get his take on the shoe. The sneaker will be a part of the Spring/Summer 2015 collection, and is constructed from soft red nappa leather that give the shoe an outer-space look...

The process of keeping it G isn't really specified in step-by-step detail in "Keep It G Part 2," but it apparently involves a lot of expensive activity. Joey Fatts and A$AP Rocky do just that in the video. The Fatts-directed video is actually very stylishly shot, and features him and Rocky mean-posturing next to a really expensive cars and bathing with models in the dark — as if symbolic

Pharrell Williams’ infamous 2014 Grammy performance hat is making its way to Washington D.C. Arby’s, who purchased the Vivienne Westwood for $44,100 on eBay, announced yesterday that the hat will officially be on display at The Newseum from Aug. 22 until Oct. 2...