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Feeling a little groggy on a Monday? Let DJ Khaled give you the motivation you need to get you through the day. While up at Power 105.1 on "The Breakfast Club" to premiere his new song, "Hold You Down," with Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future, and Jeremih, Khaled gave his usual high energy interview ...

Russell Simmons' new startup company ALL DEF DIGITAL just got a serious boost in cash flow. Uncle Rush's new content creation brand and network announced that Greycroft Partners, with participation from Advancit Capital, e.ventures and Nu Horizons Investments a venture capital fund jointly established between Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons-Leissner will be receiving funding that totals $5 million.

For Gucci Mane being in jail has little effect on his music. In spite of currently being on a sabbatical overseen by the justice system that has not stopped him from serving new projects to his fans. In fact XXL even analyzed his output from behind bars versus when he's a free man...

Kanye West has never been shy about wearing his heart on his sleeve during live performances. Known for using his stage time long, drawn out rants against any and everything, 'Ye's performances are known for his antics just as much as they are known for his extensive catalog ...

Killer Mike and El-P are gearing up to release the followup to last year's standout Run The Jewels project. Run The Jewels 2 is one of the most anticipated albums of 2014 as fans look for the duo to return with more of their fun brand of off-kilter hip-hop...

Danny Brown's hyper-energetic and blistering "Attak" collaboration with electronic producer Rustie stands as one of the highlights of the summer. The track justifiably gets its own video. As enjoyable as Brown's style is, it's a bit hard to catch every word he's saying sometimes...

When DJ Khaled starts putting in work, he doesn't let up. He drops the Gil Green-directed video for "Hold You Down" — which features Chris Brown, XXL Freshman August Alsina, Future and Jeremih — just hours after the song dropped. As you'd gue...

On Friday  Aug. 8, Angela Simmons and Heineken hosted the brand's annual "Friends + Family" event series in New York City at the W Hotel Downtown with a bbq-themed event. A$AP Ferg, Laz Alonso and Tyson Beckford were in attendance and DJ Clark Kent was the man to provide the tunes. Check out pictures above....

In light of Dr Dre's near billionaire status after selling Beats Electronics to Apple, SMS Audio is getting a lot of attention. And 50 Cent is ready for it. While his newest album Animal Ambition may not have followed the diamond selling path of some of his previous work that doesn't mean that he's out here taking days off...

Friday night (Aug. 8) was rockin' at the midtown Chung King Studios, where an assorted crowd of about seventy folks gathered to hear the latest of what Mike WiLL Made It's newest artists Rae Sremmurd had to offer up next. The brothers, who answer to their individual monikers of Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy, arrived around 9 PM with their mentor, the Eardruma label founder and renown producer Mike WiLL

Lupe Fiasco's "Next To It," a solid jam that features Ty Dolla $ign, got the video treatment weeks after the song originally dropped. It's a socially aware record hidden under a club-ready instrumental, so it's not all that surprising that Fiasco decides to take the unique route with the visuals...

"No Flex Zone" has gotten big. In fact, it's so big that it needs a whole new, more official video. Rae Sremmurd's Mike WiLL Made It-produced hit gets new visuals to replace the one they shot at SXSW. Rae Sremmurd flexes so hard they're doing telekinesis. The...