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Mobb Deep will release their upcoming album The Infamous Mobb Deep on April 1st to celebrate the 19 year anniversary of the recording of their classic platinum album The Infamous. The Infamous Mobb Deep will be available as a deluxe package and will include The Infamous Sessions, a collection of unreleased tracks that were recorded during the production of the classic album and will feature unrele

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The selection for the XXL Freshmen 2014 is kicking into high gear, and yes, you should be as excited as we are here in the XXL office. In preparation for this year's class, we let some possible candidates tell us why they think they deserve to be part of XXL Freshmen 2014...

Last night (March 5) it was reported that Lil Boosie was released from jail. He will be on parole until 2018. Boosie took to social media to confirm that he was released from jail. The internet then proceeded to go nuts and by minutes #BoosieBack and Boosie were trending worldwide...

Yesterday Lil Boosie's unexpected release caused pandemonium on all social networks, most certainly twitter. As everyone from gospel singers to actors and even Boosie's fellow MCs chimed to welcome the Louisiana rapper home, the tweets came in outpour, utimately causing the rapper to become a trending topic...

VH1 is on a roll. This Is HOT 97, a reality show based on the New York radio station, is part of a new slate in cable television. Included in the new programming schedule is one show that chronicles the lives of a group of up-and-coming white, female rappers called, White Girls of Rap...

Childish Gambino has embarked on a fund-raising project where fans can bid on a chance to meet him in person and attend their choice show in support of Sweet Relief Musicians Funds, which helps struggling professional musicians stay afloat...

YG is giving fans a closer look at his life behind the scenes in a documentary that's being released alongside his debut studio LP "My Krazy Life." Watch the trailer below, which features Kendrick Lamar, Drake and more.

Lil' Wayne is back with episode three of "Weezy Wednesdays." In this week's segment, Wayne and DJ Scoob Doo take us behind the scenes of the 2014 NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans. A real hometown hero, Tunechi puts on for his city with a special appearance at Drake’s show, ESPN First Take and more. ...

Curtis Williams is a budding solo artist out of Atlanta’s Two-9 crew. Off Williams’ solo project Half Forgotten Day Dreams, he taps Juicy J for the official weed mix of “Face It.” Give it a listen above.

Fans can retire their "Free Boosie" campaign now: the Baton Rouge rapper and hip-hop's resident Bad Azz was reportedly released from jail tonight around 7 pm, and wasted little time in taking to social media to whet fans' appetites. #TD2CH — LIL BOOSIE (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) March 6, 2014   "#TD2CH" is most likely a reference to Boosie's song "Touch Down To Cause Hell," an

Lil Boosie is a free man, according to Baton Rouge's CBS affiliate WAFB. The Louisiana rapper had been in jail since 2009 on drug charges, and his release has been widely speculated in the past few months. According to WAFB, the news was confirmed by Angola State Penitentiary Warden Burl Cain, and Boosie was transferred to a Sheriff's office in St. Fra...