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While rap is a form of expression, a lot of artists of have been tapping into a different forms of art as of late. A few weeks ago, Tyga revealed his love for painting. Now, Macklemore is the next artist to showcase his appreciation for the arts through graffiti...

All it took was one month for Lil Kim to get back on her feet and look as glamorous as she did before having her baby. Last month, Lil Kim gave birth to her first child, Royal Reign. After posting pictures of her daughter last week, Kim decided that it was time for mommy to get some camera time as well...

Meek Mill and Diddy have gotten extremely close lately, collaborating on songs like "I Want The Love" and  the "We Dem Boyz (Remix)." As the two have also been spotted hanging together on multiple occasions, many are wondering where exactly their relationship lies and if, in fact, Diddy has any part in Meek Mill's upcoming album, Dreams Worth More Than Money. XXL c...

Drake might be moving to Cleveland. After LeBron James made the announcement that he was leaving the Miami Heat to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, the rapper and ESPY Awards host shared some interesting news of his own. He said that he had already started to “look into some real estate in Cleveland” in effort to better support James and three other traded vets from his beloved Toronto

The controversial hip-hop lyric and annotation site Rap Genius, who just signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell, has changed its name to Genius,the website announced today. "Welcome to Genius.com, the brand-new hub for all the Genius communities (Rap Genius, Rock Genius, Lit Genius, everything)," the site says. "Startin...

Derek Jeter is at the tail end of his time with the New York Yankees. At the end of this season he will end his playing career after 20 years. Twenty years of service does not go unnoticed. The Yanks' number 2 has a few powerful folks send him off in this clip courtesy of Brand Jordan...

The new trend amongst rappers seems to be entering the real estate business. First Kanye and Kim flipped a house they remodeled in Bel Air, California with ambition to remodel and sell more. Now, it appears that Ludacris is getting in the mix ...

Lil Durk's getting back on his grind, but he wasn't always focused on creating music. In April, the 2014 XXL Freshman was in the beginnings of a heated feud with Tyga, which stemmed from referencing his fiancée Blac Chyna on an unreleased track called "Get Dat Money." Back and ...

Total Slaughter may be over but that hasn’t stopped Kid Capri from promoting the historic show. The DJ, producer and event judge is releasing the first ever battle rap album purely dedicated to showcasing the skill of the rappers featured in Total Slaughter called Top Tier. T...

Back in February, Chase N. Cashe freestyled over Thug City's ".45" in a collaboration with streetwear mainstay Frank The Butcher. Now, the loosie comes with a video. The video mostly follows Chase N. Cashe as he delivers "bars after bars" (after being "in the gym everyday") through New Orleans...

Since Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug broke the news that they would be releasing a joint mixtape earlier this year, fans have been anxiously awaiting the next bit of information regarding the project. XXL recently caught up with Rich Homie Quan and the rapper had quite the update on the mixtape...

Previously: DJ Premier Remembers Jeru The Damaja’s ‘The Sun Rises In The East’ 20 Years Later DJ Premier Didn’t Like The Beat To Nas’ “Memory Lane” 15 Of The Greatest Rapper-Producer Duos Of All Time DJ Premier Wouldn’t Have Gone Back to Cleveland If He Were LeBron James