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After being anointed a coveted spot on our Freshman list for 2014, Kevin Gates is already setting himself up for a monstrous year. Fans can rejoice in not only his selection, but the tour dates he has lined up. The Atlantic Records artist will be launching his tour entitled, By Any Means on July 15th in Houston, Texas and will have Taylorgang's very own Chevy Woods alongside for the ride... Read M

XXL Freshmen 2014 marks the seventh time we've given shine to a bunch of up-and-comers in the game on our cover. It all started with the "Leaders Of The New School" issue above from 2007, where we named hip-hop's next superstars. We took a year off in 2008 but came back strong in 2009 with a lineup that included Wale, B...

The power of Sizzurp'. While the potent drink can have your favorite rapper leaning, it could also be troublesome. In 2 Chainz's situation, the drink caused him the latter and resulted in the ATL' rapper pleading guilty to misdemeanor after his arrest at a Los Angeles Airport, according to Pagesix...

Chris Brown's newest protégé, Jacquees drops the video for his latest track "IDGAF" today. Pretty dope video, check it out above.

Just after pleading guilty to misdemeanor drug charges 2 Chainz admits that he once sold family members drugs. In an interview with MTV the  "I'm Different" rapper shares some shocking truths, exposing what was behind some of the lines on his new single "Freebase." ...

Lord Jamar has a lot on his mind. After calling the LA Clippers lame for not standing up for their rights in their boycott, going at Justin Bieber, and belittling one of rap's giants in Kanye West, it's clear and evident, that Lord Jamar doesn't care how about hurting anybody's feelings, especially Young Thug's...

After premiering the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class on BET's 106 & Park last night, VS and the staff are on a rigorous press run to promote the cover. We kicked things off by stopping by The Breakfast Club, and now we head to Sway In The Morning to discuss the process of putting it all together. ...

Less than 24 hours after we premiered our 2014 XXL Freshman Class, the newly minted inductee Jon Connor blesses us with new music today. Produced by Mr. Porter, Flint, MI's best kept secret dedicates "Take Off" to his fans. In honor of the cover, the Aftermath signee is in a giving mood...

Publisher: Activision   Developer: Beenox Platforms: Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, PC Release date: Out Now   The history of Spiderman on gaming consoles has been a lot of swing and miss. Unlike B...

It wasn't just the rookies reacting to the XXL Freshmen 2014 Cover, hip-hop vets gave their two cents on the 2014 Freshmen List. You can view it below. They seriously jerked my lil bro @BishopNehru on that Freshman cover... Damn. Homie did a lot the past year...

Action Bronson new series "Fuck, That's Delicious" is officially here.  The show which premiered on VICE's new food channel Munchies takes us on a trip around the world with rapper who kicks off his UK tour this month, showcasing  food from some of the places he has visited earlier this year. For the first episode the...

What’s a dope way to pay homage to the decorated Beastie Boy member, Adam Yauch? How about by having a group of monks breakdancing in his remembrance in the middle of Union Square? This past Saturday served as the third annual "MCA Day "in New York City. In h...