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Chicago rapper Blood Money, who is also the cousin of Chief Keef, was slain Wednesday in West Englewood. Blood Money—real name Mario Hess—was reportedly signed to Interscope Records two weeks prior to his death, according to his manager and cousin Renaldo Reuben Hess. “This ...

Danny Brown dropped the video for "25 Bucks" featuring Purity Ring off his latest album Old yesterday, and today XXL is premiering the behind the scenes video of the shoot, above. NORTON, who directed the video, explains the concept of the video as Brown revisiting frozen moments from his past, with Purity Ring as a ghost-like specter adding a haunting aspect to the video. Check th... Re

Bas, the Queens-based rapper signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records, is set to drop his debut album Last Winter on Apr. 29. Known for his Quarter Water Raised Me series, Bas is delivering a conceptual project for Last Winter, which touches on cold days in New York City recording the album...

Cecilia Azcarate is very creative to say the least. The mastermind behind Beyonce Art History and The Carter Family Portrait Gallery, Azcarate has struck gold again with B4XVI which she describes as her ongoing Tumblr project with Ferdinando Verderi as "highlighting an invisible conversation between hip hop and art before the 16th century". She compares rap icons li...

There are some songs that resonate through different cultures for generations to come and that category of collectable tracks would not be complete without, Sir-Mix-a-Lot's 1992 hit "Baby Got Back". The rapper is set to perform the upbeat song to a classical rhythm, with the Seattle Symphony this summer...

Looks like media backlash and video parodies aren’t the only thing Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are capable of generating. A newly engaged couple traded in the mediocre ideas of prenuptial save-the-dates for a lavish “mini-epic” video version of their invites. With an openi...

Beyonce went on Vacay and showed off her awesome body. Look here

Atlanta rapper, Big Boi, was recently interviewed for the 6th Annual Shorty Awards, an award show glorifying the best in social media, to answer questions about his favorite social networking sites, apps and of course, the rap game. Big Boi revealed he’s not one for beefing on the Internet, or as he would call it, “thug thumb activity.” Big Bo...

This Dad should win the father of the year award for this. Lance Underwood took his two sons and did amazing renditions of famous rap album covers such as OutKast Stankonia, Mobb Deep The Infamous, and Nas Illmatic. All of Underwood's recreated covers are collected on the QT Albums Tumblr. These photos will absol...

Big Sean and his fiancé Naya Rivera have called off their wedding. The G.O.O.D. Music’s rapper representative told US Weekly the following statement: "After careful thought and much consideration, Sean has made the difficult decision to call the wedding off. The recent ...

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Stampd is back at it with another dope headwear piece. This time around the Los Angeles company lets loose of this Liberty Mesh Hat. Constructed from soft cotton twill, the cap features a ring of embroidered white stars around the the front and back of the fitted...