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Last night, Lil Durk stopped by 107.5 WGCI to chop it up with DJ MoonDawg about upcoming projects, possible collaborations and of course, the Tyga/Game diss. The Chicago rapper recently voiced his opinion on twitter about Game's involvement on Tyga's diss record "Chiraq to LA" and revealed he's currently working on a response directed at Game...

Lil Duval and Charlamagne tha God will show male viewers of tonight’s episode of Guy Code the new dance craze in hip-hop that's beneficial and helpful. The duo will unveil featuring “B.A.D” or the Ball Adjustment Dance tonight and it's hilarious. Make sure you...

This is starting to get really interesting now. The beef between Lil Durk and Tyga is getting bigger and bigger. G Count, a member of the L.E.P. Bogus Boys, jumps on Nicki Minaj and Lil Herb "Chiraq" beat and responds to Tyga and Game's "ChiRaq to LA" diss track. Gam...

Grammy Award winning artist, Pharrell Williams, is not accustomed to pigeonholing himself into one specific genre. Williams has dabbled into several facets of the entertainment and media industry, including architectural ventures, creating record breaking music videos and developing an electronic fill-in-the-blank book...

Disney’s soundtrack to Frozen holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 again. With its 13th nonconsecutive week at No. 1, Frozen is one of only 39 albums in the history to have spent at least 13 weeks at No. 1. Last week, Future and Iggy Azalea released their highly anticipated albums, Honest and The New Classic, respectively. Whil...

Low Pros project is finally here. Producers A-Trak and Lex Luger released their seven-track project EP 1.  The EP features Young Thug, Que, Juvenile, Travis Scott, PeeWee Longway, and co-production from Metro Boomin, High Klassified and Brillz. TRACKLISTING: 1. Intro 2. 10...

Picking the XXL Freshman Class is overwhelming. When anyone asks what the process is like, I explain that for a good few months we at XXL are really popular people. Everyone is our friend and wants to stop by the office and chill with us. Some are obvious about why they are coming around, and others try to play coy, like we don’t know what they are up to and why they’re there. But we go ... Read M

The 2014 XXL Freshman Class cover shoot was insane, wild and utterly incredible, but above all, it was shrouded in mystery. With 12 artists coming in from across the country—complete with entourages, managers and family members—as well multiple photo and video crews, the result was a day that would inspire a serious case of FOMO for any hip-hop fan. Well, X...

Rocko's Real Spill is delayed a bit, but that doesn't mean there's music to let go. Today, to give fans something to hold them down, the Atlanta rapper releases "Comform" featuring Jadakiss and Problem. The tape is scheduled to release on May 9...

2 Chainz drops off the video for "Trap Back." In the black and white themed clip, the rapper rides his bike through Los Angeles and add in a scene from Step Brothers. "Trap Back" hails from 2 Chainz' newest project the Freebase EP. Press Play...

Soon to be Harvard student Swizz Beatz received the honor of being inducted into the Bronx Hall of Fame this week, as the borough celebrates its 100th anniversary. The Grammy Award winning producer  was joined by four other Bronx natives who were also honored including David Zayas of TV show Dexter, film and television actress Rachel Ticotin, New York Jets guard William Colon III, and Tony Award-w

Queens rapper Meyhem Lauren is joining forces with Buckwild for his upcoming album, Silk Pyramids. The newest release from the LP is called "Street Hop," which features 2014 XXL Freshman Troy Ave and The Break's own Retch. Check out the teaser above...