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Pharrell Williams stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (May 7). The super producer commended the talk show host for appearing in the “Happy” music video before sharing an interesting story about the late Michael Jackson. Though Pharrell never worked with icon, he did have a few interesting encounters. The singer...

Redman drops off the video for "Dunfiato." Rocking an afro and speaking his truth, Redman hold no bars in the clip above. "Dunfiato" appears on Redman's upcoming Muddy Waters 2 mixtape.

Back in 2005, 50 Cent released a diss song aimed at Game called, "Not Rich, Still Lyin'." In the song, Fif also claimed that he had relations with R&B singer Mya with the lyric, "And I get baddest bitches, man, I even fucked Mya." Since then, the two have gone back and forth in a he-says, she-says war of words and when a member of ThisIs50.com aske...

As today marks the 46th birthday of Chris Lighty, XXL wanted to lift up the passed hip-hop figure's spirit. Gathering together a collection of photos of Chris Lighty, check out "XXL Remembers Chris Lighty." #RIPChrisLighty

Author Cathy Scott believes the autopsy image of Tupac in Wyclef's new video is a little too real. So real in fact that she filed a complaint with YouTube and the clip has been pulled from the site. Scott alleges that the shot is actually an autopsy photo pulled from her book, "The Killing of Tupac Shakur...

TMZ reported that Rich Homie Quan was drinking lean before suffering two seizures during his video shoot for "Come Thru" with Problem. The 2014 XXL Freshman was rushed to the hospital after suffering from back-to-back seizures and a head injury while filming for the music video in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. Rich Homie Quan sent his offici...

Opening Ceremony highlights it's newest 2014 Spring/Summer collection in a new lookbook titled "Crash." The collection displays a unique range of printed shorts, oversized shirts, trousers, dresses, and more. The collection makes use of a variation of fabrics from tweed to neoprene. The...

Previously: The LOX Reunite For Phantom And The Ghost Release Concert Styles P Says Former D-Block Vs. G-Unit Beef Was A “Lyrical Spar” Review: Styles P, Phantom And The Ghost Styles P Hits The Block With Chris Rivers And Dyce Pain In “Same Scriptures” Video

Freddie Gibbs drops off the video for "Bugatti Bullet Holes." With a theme of a vintage 80's video game, Gibbs' visual will leave one searching for their SEGA playstation. Check it out.

Summer season has returned and 50 Cent is in full effect. Backed by a band and new DJ, mixtape veteran Chubby Chub of the Heavy Hitters, 50 hit the stage at KSFM 102.5 Live Concert in Sacramento, California and since he was around their way, he called on E-40 and Too $hort to join him for their 2010 collaboration "B*tch"...

Reintroducing the Lil Penny Posite from 1997, Nike Sportswear packages the archived sneaker with a previously player exclusive Nike Air Foamposite 1, dubbing it the "Shooting Stars" Pack. The new foamposite was exclusive to Penny Hardaway when he laced them up in the 2012 Celebrity All-Star Game in Orlando. The...

Last night, SOBs in Manhattan played host to the album release party for Harlem's own Smoke DZA. The Kushed God dropped his long-awaited first official full-length project, Dream.ZONE.Achieve, on April 1, and the three-part, 19-track collection serves as his most complete work to date, with guest spots from Cam'ron, Ab-Soul, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson and CJ Fly, to name a few. And...