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Its been one week since the release of Lil Boosie and he’s staying busy. After delivering a new collaboration with Webbie, Boosie Boo shares with us today his track called “Came2DaCan.” Featuring vocals by incarcerated rapper C-Murder, its another reason that only very few MCs can make dope street music. Check it out abo...

RondoNumbaNine has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that occurred in February. The Chicago Tribune reports that the rising Chicago rapper Clint Massey is currently being held at $2 million bail. “Massey, of the 6600 block of South Honore Street in the West Englewood neighborhood, was allegedly one of two gunmen who fatally shot Javan Boyd early on Feb. 22, ... R

Iggy Azalea's album, The New Classic, will finally hit shelves on April 15. After unveiling the cover art for the LP a few weeks ago, today, the Aussie rapper reveals the track list for her debut album. The list is slightly different from the songs the Def Jam rapper revealed last August...

Popular restaurant chain Chipotle is suing Odd Future crooner, Frank Ocean claiming the entertainer backed out of an ad campaign after he was already paid for the gig. The Mexican eating establishment claims they paid Ocean $212,500 to contribute vocals to an upcoming commercial...

Young Dro pays homage to the late great Notorious B.I.G. on the 17th anniversary of the Brooklyn bar layer's death with the new track, "Notorious D.R.O." Channeling his inner Big Poppa flow, the Grand Hustle rapper spits over a version of Big's single "Hypnotize...

From everyone celebrating the 17th anniversary of the passing of Notorious BIG to Nicki Minaj taking some steamy shower shots, this week on Instagram was certainly all over the place. Check out that and a bunch more on XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week...

As promised, Big K.R.I.T. closes out the week with his seventh new release in seven days. Today, we get a trailer for the Mississippi MC's forthcoming sophomore album Cadillatica which is slated to drop this fall. Also, check out the week's previous releases, below...

MMG's Rockie Fresh unleashes the new video for "What Ya Used To" off the compilation Self Made Vol. 3. In the clip, Fresh shows a female the finer things while cruising on the coast. Hit-Boy on the beat. Dre Films behind the camera.

Papoose is staying very busy these days. Today, we get the visual treatment for his freestyle over Drake's "Pound Cake." Directed by Just Watch Mafia. Pap's latest mixtape, Cigar Society is out now. If things go as planned, the Brooklyn rapper will be releasing a new mixtape every month...

Oh, what could have been. Today marks the 17th anniversary since the death of one of hip-hop's most revered artists, The Notorious B.I.G. To commemorate the life and times of Biggie, !llmind put together a remix of Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" with bars from the late legend using Wallace's verse from "Sky Is The Limit...

Ed. Note: This story originally ran in the March 2012 Special Tribute Issue of XXL, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the March 9, 1997 death of The Notorious B.I.G. Today, March 9, 2014, marks the 17th anniversary of that tragic day. To ...

After a long delay, and name change, Future's sophomore album Honest is finally close to being released. How close? The album is now expected to hits shelves April 22. The ATL rapper recently revealed the cover art for the LP, above, which was initially titled Future Hendrix...