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Despite some backlash, yesterday, Diddy returned to Howard University to receive his honorary doctorate degree and deliver this year's commencement speech for the graduating class. Check out the inspiring words from the rap mogul, above...

After recently inking a new management deal, Big Boi has recently announced he has signed a new record deal as well. The OutKast member will be rejoining L.A. Reid, this time at Epic Records. "I just signed a deal with Epic Records," Big Boi recently told Huffington Post's Paul Cantor...

Iamsu and frequent collaborator Sage The Gemini recently hit the Arsenio Hall Show stage to perform their song "Only That Real." Su's upcoming album Sincerely Yours is coming soon.

The Wu-Tang Clan affiliated rapper who cut his penis off then attempted suicide has had his manhood successfully reattached by doctors, according to a report by TMZ. There were doubts that plastic surgeons would be able to reconnect, Andre "Christ Bearer" Johnson's johnson after the rapper severed the muscle and leapt from two stories last month during a suicide attempt at his North Hol

Young Thug finally gives his hit street single "Stoner" a proper visual. In the clip, things get a little trippy for a trio stoners who begin to tweak during a session. The video also features cameos from Birdman, DJ Drama and Fabo.

With the release of his upcoming project, Faces less than 24 hours away, Mac Miller decides to have a little fun dropping a visual for his cover of Eric Burdon and The Animals' song "House Of The Rising Sun." Mac jokingly wales away while playing the slow tune on the keyboard as images of random people scroll across the screen...

Iggy Azalea isn't the only rapper getting Disney bread. They also enlist Wale for a song off the soundtrack to their upcoming baseball flick, Million Dollar Arm. Wale bounces over the Indian and electro infused track, above.

From the release of the #XXLFreshmen14 cover to Lil Durk exchanging words with Tyga, this week on Twitter was all over the place. As people also reacted to the release of Lil Wayne premiere single featuring Drake, check out XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week...

A few days prior to falling ill before his Coachella show, Chicago's Chance The Rapper celebrated his 21st birthday on tour with a performance in Ogden Theater in, Denver. During the show, the 2014 XXL Freshman sounded genuinely appreciative of the fan support over his short career, telling the crowd, "In all honesty, I have to thank you guys for tonight...

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's reported blockbuster $3.2 billion deal with electronics giant Apple includes incentives that would give the duo senior positions at the company, reports Wall Street Journal. The specifics of the jobs the two music moguls will take on have not been released, but they will supposedly report directly to current Apple CEO, Tim Cook...

Papoose continues to keep his name in the news whether it be from voicing his opinion on Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake, or pumping out new music. Today, he flips DJ Khaled's new single "They Dont Love You No More" for his latest output, "They Aint Thugging No More...

Funkmaster Flex has no hard feelings toward 2 Chainz after the rapper ripped him during a recent concert for talking down about his freestyle ability. The veteran record spinner recently sat down with Complex and addressed the tension between he and the Atlanta MC...