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Lil Wayne released the first single off Tha Carter V, "Believe Me" back in May. The song, featuring Drake, is still going strong on radio. However, Oklahoma City star Forward Kevin Durant shared the single art of a new Weezy record about an hour ago on Instagram. ...

After spawning hits for just about every relevant artist in hip-hop, now its DJ Mustard's turn. Last night in NYC (Aug. 7), the super producer hosted an intimate event in midtown at Jungle Studios bringing together the crème de la crème of taste makers in the hip-hop world for an exclusive listen of his debut album 10 Summers. Equipped wit...

Vic Mensa dropped a new song today featuring production from Kaytranada called "Wimme Nah," and it's another banger following the lead of his recent offerings "Feel That" and "Down On My Luck." Vic seems to be heading down an electronic road, and he's three for three in the genre at this point...

Diddy decided to dig in the vault for "Throwback Thursday" and posted a previously unseen picture of him with The Notorious B.I.G. on his Instagram account last night. Dressed in all-white and holding a beeper, while Big stands by his side with a Kangol hat and mean mug, the picture encapsulates the two's pre-jiggy days ...

XXL Freshman Lil Durk and Chief Keef are arguably the two hottest artists coming out of Chicago thanks to their stranglehold on the "drill music" genre. Unfortunately, Durk and Keef haven't seen eye-to-eye in quite some time and Sosa has publicly sided against Durk during his now resolved beef with Game and Tyga ...

Joey Fatts has come a long way from being a gangbanger living out of his car. He grabbed hold of the underground scene last year with Chipper Jones Vol. 2, which hosted collaborations with Action Bronson, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs and more...

Fredo Santana and Lil Durk stick to a hustler's mentality in their new video for "All I Ever Wanted." The cut off Fredo's Walking Legend is about wishing for the biggest work possible and flipping that into some bread. In the end, they push weight on the corner to feed their families...

Red Bull continues to push the envelope when it comes to hosting events and recently hosted a high-stakes b-boy battle. While b-boy battles tend to be low maintenance--all that's really necessary is a cardboard box and a street corner--Red Bull took breakdancing to literal unforeseen heights...

Shout out to a rap pioneer.

Nike will be releasing another LeBron 11 Elite in a special new colorway called ”Blue 3M.” This shoe will feature a light blue and metallic gold contrast to cover the upper part of the sneaker with reflective 3M stripes. The outsole will include a reflective silver with an icy blue translucent. No off...

Kanye West's album 808s & Heartbreak was released six years ago but yesterday, a clip from the unreleased video for "Robocop" popped up. Leaked by Shiran Barbee, a CG Modeler who was involved in the production of the video, on his Instagram account, the 13-second clip features stop motion visuals and Amber Rose's head digitally placed on top of a doll's body. The vid ...

In 2011, JAY-Z and Kanye West joined forces to drop the collaborative album 'Watch the Throne.'