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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

Rihanna's love for the World Cup 2014 is well documented. So when Germany pulled the win with a last minute goal, RiRi was there to celebrate with the team. Congrats to Germany but the real MVP is Rihanna.

There's finally some actual hip hop coming from VH1's "Love & Hip Hop." XXL Freshman August Alsina and Iggy Azalea are just two of the stars supplying tracks for the soundtrack, VH1 LOVE & HIP HOP: MUSIC FROM THE SERIES. Common, Gary Clark, Jr., Emeli...

Kanye West hasn't had the most harmonious relationship with airports since he became a globe-trotting superstar. In a previously unreleased clip from a 2010 reality television show pilot unearthed  by TMZ, a jovial Kanye is seen in the studio discussing his displeasure for travel and the people he encounters at airports. In the c...