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T.I. is plotting to do some big things over the next 12 months. In an interview with V-103's Big Tigger, the ATL rapper shed light on his future endeavors which entails three albums and a movie. "Me, Pharrell, Columbia, Hustle Gang, what we're trying to do now is make the album a trilogy, but to be released in a 12 month period, he said. "3 album...

Watch Vic Mensa's video for "Down On My Luck." In the clip the rapper-singer hits the club, playing out a host of scenarios. From getting hit by a car to being arrested, the XXL Freshman crafts up quite an entertaining visual. Press Play...

Jay Z's associate, Calvin Beacote Klein, who Hov mentioned in his song "Allure" ("I never felt more alive, riding shotgun in Klein's green five) from The Black Album, recently sat down with VladTV to recount his history with Jay Z. Bacote, who penned the book Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs Of A Brooklyn Don, claimed that he took a charge for Jay Z so he could pursue his rap care

Pitbull plans to help ring in 2015. Mr. Worldwide has signed on with Fox to host the network’s upcoming New Year’s Eve Show. Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution will be unlike any other broadcast, taking place in Miami instead of New York. It will air during ...

Jay Z/ Solange fight has taken over Twitter. We showed you the reactions, but there's a new trending topic that is currently all over Twitter, #WhatJayZSaidToSolange. Some of the response have been hilarious. Check it out here.   After the huge fight on between Jay Z and Solange, a hilarious trending topic of Twitter #WhatJayZSaidToSolange

Lil Kim brought her friends and family together for a lavish baby shower this past Saturday at the Broad Street Ballroom in NYC. The hip-hop diva, who's expecting her first child, had an extravaganza complete with royal trumpeters to celebrate the impending birth...

With the 2014 World Cup approaching, A Bathing Ape partners with ZOZOTOWN to pay homage to the worldly event with a "BAPE SOCCER" collection. The special collection incorporates signature elements of the competing teams and re-imagines the contenders through BAPE branding. A l...

Hurricane Chris is looking to craft another hit after songs like "Ay Bay Bay" and "The Hand Clap" took off. Today, the Louisiana spitter taps Lil Boosie for the remix to "Ratchet." DJ Mustard on the beat. Check it out above.

With Mother's Day just passing, XXL wanted to shout-out all the rappers who openly express gratitude for their Mamas. Check out "Rappers Who Are Mama's Boys."

Welcome back to the world of Atmosphere, the carefully-crafted, snug world that Slug and his producer-in-crime Ant have cultivated over 20 years in the game. Southsiders, the duo's eighth official studio album—despite numerous EPs and a compilation or two that were expanded into album releases, it's their eighth official full-length—is the latest installment in the discography of one of the most c

When Nas released his debut album Illmatic 20 years ago on April 19, 1994, he knew he had something great on his hands. What he didn't know was that Illmatic would go on to be considered one of the single greatest bodies of work in hip-hop history, and one of the best debut albums in music, period. In that er...

Video footage has surfaced of Solange unleashing a violent attack against Jay Z in an elevator while Beyonce looks on. Once news broke and the video hit the web, Twitter went nuts, commenting on the video and asking what could possibly start this fight...