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The Bay’s own Clyde Carson is prepping the release of his debut album Playboy tomorrow. After offering us “Tell That Bitch Drive” and “Bring ‘Em Out,” Carson gives “Mile Away” featuring the No Limit veteran Master P. The bouncy tune serves as perfect rider music ...

GoldLink is a mysterious rapper who is bubbling out of Virginia. The 20-year-old MC has gotten significant looks from his recent remixes, despite being relatively behind the scenes. Still, he has a lot of promise to become a viable force in the game...

Pharrell's famous Grammy hat has been sold to a dedicated eBay bidder for $44,100. As recently reported, the Vivienne Westwood-designed Mountain hat Skateboard P rocked at this year's Grammy Awards was placed on eBay by the super producer in February...

Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" featuring Juicy J did numbers on the pop charts. Today, we a "urban remix" of the popular track that features more thump and a new verse from the trippy one. Check out the track, below.

The drama between Game and TMZ continues. After the celebrity gossip site had purportedly unearthed an unreleased verse Game put down on Ray J's infamous single, "I Hit It First" suggesting in some of the bars Game insinuates he smashed Kim, the Compton rapper is claiming the collaboration is rigged...

From ScHoolboy Q dropping his debut Oxymoron to Macklemore growing out his mustache, this week on IG was for sure entertaining. Check out that and more in XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week."

Since announcing his sophomore album, Cadillactica, late last year, Big K.R.I.T. has been quiet on the music tip. That ends next week when the rapper will drop over half a dozen pieces of new material. The Mississippi MC recently announced what he is dubbing the "Week of K...

Soulja Boy's legal woes may keep the rapper stationary for a while, but the Atlanta MC keeps his career moving by dropping a new video for the track "Back Seat." In the clip, SB lazily raps about his life of fame while sitting on designer sheets and rocking a Mr...

The LOX have always been some of The Big Apple's biggest ambassadors. The group recently unveiled a new track via Funk Master Flex, titled "New York," and as you can probably guess, they are repping hard for the city that never sleeps. The Yonkers trio recently kicked off their Trinity Tour performing the first show Friday (February 28) in Waterbury, CT...

50 Cent and Steve Stoute had what looked like a heated exchange during last night's New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors game at Madison Square Garden. Cameras captured a few snap shots of the confrontation which didn't seem too pleasant...

From ScHoolboy Q releasing his debut LP Oxymoron to XXL kicking the #XXLFreshmen2014 into high gear, this week on twitter was something to watch. Check out that and much more in XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week." Congrats to my boi @ScHoolBoyQ 4 droppin that gift 2 the world 2day ...

The trailer has been revealed for the upcoming Starz Network series, Power, which is executive produced by 50 Cent. As previously reported, Power will depict the tale of James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a wealthy club owner who is trying to shake his drug dealing past. Patrick wi...