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The Boosie interviews continue to roll on and this time VladTV spoke to the Louisiana MC about his stint in jail and how his life has changed since he was declared a free man. Boosie admitted to being a drug user while in prison and wondered why he wasn't allowed to go to rehab to get the help he thought he needed...

With the announcement of an Eminem-hosted battle rap event in New York City, and a new reality series featuring Slaughterhouse with a focus on battle-rapping, the battle style of MCing is creeping back to the forefront. Philly MC Cassidy, who made his bones battle rapping and famously battled Freeway back in the day, has been brought up as a possible rapper who would re-enter the scene... Read Mor

In January word broke that Rick Ross was suing LMFAO for copyright infringement for their use of "Everyday I'm shufflin'" in their 2010 hit "Party Rock Anthem." The lawsuit filed in Florida claims it rips off his lyric, "Everyday I'm hustlin'" from his breakthrough single "Hustlin'...

On May 19, the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame is pulling out all the stops to honor multiple hip-hop legends at its award show. Along with celebrating inductees like Sugar Hill Gang, Busy Bee, Spoonie G & The Treacherous Three, and Mr Magic, amongst others, the show will celebrate EZ Rock's contribution with a huge tribute performance. ...

Known to have his sock game up to par, NBA superstar, Dwyane Wade has linked up with Stance Socks to create a special collection for the summer 2014. Curated by D-Wade, the Stance socks are inspired by the surroundings of the 305. The collection includes 12 different patterned socks and are now being sold at select retailers and the Stance online store for $14...

Drake and Jay Z's rivalry is a must-watch battle right now. The big brother vs. little brother feud can probably be traced all the way back to Drake's attention-grabbing line on "I'm On One" where he raps, "I’m just feeling like the throne is for the taking, watch me take it!" during J...

Back in 2012, Lil Wayne and Mountain Dew held a highly-publicized ribbon-cutting ceremony in New Orleans to celebrate the opening of "Trukstop Skatepark" in the city's Lower 9th Ward as part of the "DEWeezy" marketing campaign. Despite high hopes for the project, and a supposed new place for at-risk youths to spend their time, the skatepark has been unusable for the children si

Previously: Katy Perry Loves Lil B’s New Video That’s Named After Her Lil B’s Hoop Life Project Is On The Way Lil B Is Outside In His New “Don’t Go Outside” Video Lil B Continues To Call Out Kevin Durant In NBA Promo

XXL Freshman Class of 2014 has finally been revealed. Our seventh anniversary lineup includes 12 artists who are breaking new ground in hip-hop. The artist who didn't make the list voiced their opinions out on Twitter, here are 11 of them. Previ...

XXL Editor In Chief, Vanessa Satten, stopped by Power 105's Breakfast Club to discuss the reveal of the XXL Freshmen 2014 cover. Speaking on past covers and controversies along with the reasoning behind this year's class, in the interview the groups delves a little deeper into the phenomenon of Freshmen...

2 Chainz sat on Chelsea Handler's couch last night to catch up with the quirky talk show host. While with Chelsea, Mr. Tity Two Necklace spoke on his newest piece of jewelry, a court issued sobriety bracelet. In addition the rapper gave his thoughts on the recent controversy with Donald Sterling and his  just released a free EP, Freebase. Tity kept his c...

Dr. Dre about to buy New England Patriots QB Tom Brady's mansion. Tom and his supermodel wife Gisele listed the 18,700 sq. ft. Brentwood estate for $50 million and Dre fell in love. The deal is not yet finalized but it's close. Dre is also interested in buying The L...