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Freddie Gibbs and DJ Fresh a.k.a. The World's Freshest have pushed up the release date for their collaborative project, The Tonite Show, making the album available, today. The Gary Gangsta hopes continue the success of his recently released collaborative project with Madlib, Pinata, which has received much acclaim...

Mac Miller's Mother's Day release, Faces, is just a day away. So, today, the Pittsburgh MC unveils a short promo spot for the project which appropriately finds the rapper making weird faces. Faces will be Mac's first offering since 2013′s Watching Movies with the Sound Off. Peep...

Atlanta's Que adds T.I. to the remix of his track, "Jungle Fever" which originally appeared on DJ Spinz’ and DJ Pretty Boy Tank’s The Real Atlanta 2 tape. Que and the Kang ride the bass-tinged beat from start to finish. SouthSide and TM-88 of 808 Mafia on the track. Peep t...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's wedding invitations have finally been unveiled and they're not quite what you'd expect from the flashy couple. Detailing includes a bland neutral-color background with gold lettering , while minimal information about the May 24 ceremony concludes the make up of the invitation...

With the Tupac musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me, opening to the public next month, producers now serve up a preview of the play. Many of fan favorites will be perfomed in the play including “Dear Mama,” “I Get Around,” “Keep Ya Head Up,” and “I Ain’t Mad at Cha.” Watch in the clip above as the cast performs “Cali...

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Mother's Day is just around the corner. With that being said, Jimmy Kimmel called on YG's mother to recite his hit "Toot It and Boot It" for the latest installment of his series Words From Your Mother She recited the lyrics including the expletives while donning her son's album cover art  for My Crazy Life on her shirt. ...

Looks like the plea bargain didn't go so well. Chris Brown was back in court yesterday afternoon in hopes of striking up a deal to eliminate the probation violation he obtained in relation to the 2009 assault case involving Rihanna. Brown stuck with the honesty policy and admitted to violating his probation...

Wiz Khalifa drops a video for his remix to ScHoolboy Q's "Man Of The Year." We don't think you'll ever get tired of this beat. Check it out above.

Jonathan Mannion is one of the leading visual voices in the hip-hop game. He is the man behind the lens of some of rap’s most iconic album covers. During an interview with Hot 97, the photographer chats with Ebro and Laura Stylez about his historic career and album covers including Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt, Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP and DMX's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. "I nev...

With random news of Suge Knight wanting to fight Rick Ross just days after a friendly hang-out, XXL couldn't help but think of all the other outlandish things Suge has said over the years. Check out the gallery up top and reminisce on Suge's unforgettable quotes...

Plies and Lil Boosie are teaming up for his next single "Big Thangs." Produced by Filthy Beatz, the track is a menacing reminder that the Florida rapper hasn't gone anywhere. Listen above.