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There's got to be a rule of some kind that regulates how late an artist goes on stage after their scheduled show time, but even if there was it's doubtful Rick Ross would care. The Maybach chieftain kept fans waiting for over two hours after the scheduled start time of 8 pm at the Best Buy Theater in Manhattan's Times Square last night (Mar...

Lupe Fiasco has been releasing a steady stream of new songs for his fans. He continues his run with Ab-Soul for “Thorns & Horns.” In the aggressive banger, Lupe and Ab go verse for verse with complex lyricism. Whether or not the track will appear on Lupe’s Tetsuo & Youth or Soul’s upcoming LP, it definitely keeps us locked in. Check it out above....

With both Lil Herb’s and Lil Bibby’s doing fairly well on the Internet, the pair link up for an unreleased track called “At Night.” Produced by Who Did That Hit, the Chicago MCs flip Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses At Night” into a menacing confession. When you are raised in the projects, you...

$AP Rocky has shared in numerous interviews that his next project would be more instrumental-based than rapping. After April’s initial announcement, the Harlem rapper has delivered two samplings from Beauty And The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions Ch. 1. T...

Footage from the trial that's going to cost Da Brat a heaping $6.7 million has surfaced. The video features Shayla Stevens, the former NFL Falcons cheerleader who was brutally attacked with a rum bottle by Da Brat, giving an emotional recount of October 2007 brawl...

A$AP Rocky and the mob do what they do best in Rocky's new video "Riot Rave." Causing chaos all over NYC in the clip, the mob reeks havoc by setting off fireworks, outrunning cops and straight tearing sh*t up. "Riot Rave" hails from Rocky's Instrumental LP BEAUTY N THE BEAST SLOWED DOWN SESSIONS CHAPTER ...

Produced by Beat Bullies, Cham lets it all out for his new track presumably off Poison. This track is called “Go Getta” and it is about chasing the money and letting your drive speak for itself. Check it out above.

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50 Cent and Steve Stoute have made it public that they don’t get along. After responding to Stoute's comments at a Knicks game and on Instagram, Fif adds his humorous touch on a leaked video on YouTube. In it, he throws clips of Stoute’s interview with Angie Martinez where he’s talking trash, and then adds a part in Juice to tie it all together. Don’t mess with ...

We can’t believe it’s already March. Last month was pretty busy. We saw the end of 50 Cent’s run with Interscope, as he is now signed to Caroline Records through an indie deal. Other big moments included an unexpected album release from Kid Cudi, a long-awaited major label debut from ScHoolboy Q, and the Air Yeezy II Red Octobers surprisingly dropped and sold out in mere minutes. Besides that, th

This past weekend 50 Cent and Steve Stoute had a heated exchange during Friday's (Feb. 28) New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors game at Madison Square Garden  Cameras caught the moment of 50 confronting Stoute who's been on a media run saying that 50 Cent hasn’t been relevant in hip-hop for a while.  This got us t...

This gallery is for all you dreamers out there. Gathering together photos of rappers when their success was too only just a figment of imagination, XXL presents "Rappers Before The Fame."