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It looks like Lil Durk wants to celebrate July 4th with a bang. Pushing Signed To The Streets 2 to Independence Day, the 2014 XXL Freshman releases a new leak to hold his fans down. "I Go" features buzzing Chi-Town rapper Johnny May Cash and finds them rapping about how their crews always keep it 100...

DMV newcomer Chaz French is a budding MC you should pay attention to. French is steadily building his name around his hometown, which got him to perform at the Broccoli City Festival in D.C. this past April. On his latest effort, he releases "YNN" that features production by Kal Banx...

Following the release of their Loose Releases EP, the Columbus, OH trio return with their new project entitled Small Victories. Produced entirely by members iYe and JaySwifa, the 13-track effort includes features from BJ The Chicago and Casey Veggies...

A summer themed colorway is making its way onto the Jordan Future, though these kicks are unlike any of the previous releases. The 'Hyper Jade' or whatever you want to call them, are scheduled to hit UK retailers on July 5th for $150...

Statik Selektah announced he would be putting out a new album titled What Goes Around on Aug. 19. After debuting the first single "Carry On," Statik gathers some heavy lyrical names for "The Imperial." Bronson, Royce and Black Thought all drop plenty of gems in their verses...

After Nicki Minaj won best female hip-hop artist of the year and gave her acceptance speech, People  were wondering if she was throwing shade at Iggy Azalea. Minaj went on Twitter today to clear things up and make it clear that she was not throwing shade at Iggy. She...

One half of the Slaughterhouse crew joins CyHi The Prynce for his remix to "Huey." The track, which is produced by Anthony Kilhoffer, M16, and TEC BEATZ, has the trio going in with straight rhymes. Hip-hop at its finest. Listen above. Previously: The 25 Best Mixtapes Of 2014 (So Far)

On the heels of the release of Jeezy's summer banger, "Seen It All" featuring Jay Z, the song's budding Fort Worth, Texas-based producer, Cardo, talked to XXL about a number of projects he has in the works, including a track that may pop up on Kendrick Lamar's next album...

With NBA Free Agency just starting less than 24 hours ago, teams have been working the phones in order to grab the next big superstar for their respective franchises. The Houston Rockets are working relentlessly in hopes of prying away New York Knicks star, Carmelo Anthony...

After collaborating together for his single "Smoke", 50 Cent decided to show love to Trey Songz  by purchasing every copy of his newest album, Trigga, at a Best Buy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 50 recorded a video of himself on Instagram pulling up to the Best Buy and even took a picture of the employee who helped him in his efforts to support Trey. "@treysong...

Music curator, Songza is the latest company to be acquired by Google. The app that provides music based on genre, mood, activities, time of day and weather was purchased for an undisclosed amount after weeks of speculation for a substantially higher amount than the $15 million figure quoted by the New York Post earlier in June...

Tonight 50 Cent will showcase his second annual birthday boxing bash on ESPN. The event will feature fighters Michael Farenas against Mark Davis and Billy Dib against Alberto Garza. 50 Cent first revealed the news in an interview on ESPN's First Take. He later...