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For all you Love & Hip Hop heads, the next season is rumored to be taking on one of Cali's finest, Game. Hinting at a possible connection with the show on his Instagram page, Game has people wondering exactly what role (if any), that he will take on in the just announced LA spin-off series. ...

  Can you come up with a funny quote? Place your caption in the “Comments” section below. The best caption will be announced today at 4 p.m. Happy captioning! Winner: "so i can't sing the national anthem tonight?" by Angelo Haley

Ja Rule is enjoying life since becoming a free man in May. After a whirlwind of post-prison interviews, Ja went on to promote the Christian independent movie, I’m In Love With A Church Girl, starring Adrienne Bailon. Since then, Ja’s been stepping back from the entertainment industry to focus on another thing. That’s rig...

A hustler's spirit was always in hip-hop's original coke boys Gene “No Malice” and Terrace “Pusha T” Thornton. As teenagers, the pair were vocal about their drug dealing past and dividends. They garnered national buzz from their 2002 kilo anthem "Grindin'" off Lord Willin', which jumpstarted the Virginia MCs career. The Neptunes-produced ...

It's been a quick rise for Atlanta's newest export, Que, who went from being locked out of record label buildings to being ushered to the top in under a year thanks to his breakout song "O.G. Bobby Johnson." Since the track dropped this past August, Que's gotten over a million views on YouTube, signed a record deal with Atlantic the day before Thanksgiving, and has seen LeBron James post

Back in August of 2013, Juicy J announced a $50,000 "twerking" scholarship. Although the broadcast seemed to be untrue, we all later learned that the Memphis rapper was indeed going to follow through with a generous award for any college-bound girl who could convince him she needs it the most...

Every so often some sneakers come along that are deemed "must-cop," sneakers that the footwear enthusiasts label as must-haves for the closet. Sometimes these sneakers are added to the collection to be a part of the on-feet rotation. Other times their sole purpose is to be kept in a box until the time is right, which is what the sneaker-heads call "icing...

Set in the trap, DJ Paul  and Drumma Boy break down the drug game's essentials in their new video "Cocaine." Accompanied by a gang of homies and some ladies, the bunch gets lively in the clip, all the while making known the power of  the "white girl." "Coc...

Young Chris is doing a freestyle marathon as of late. After delivering his take of “The Devil Is A Lie,” the young gunna does his thing on Kanye West’s 2010 single “Runaway.” An oldie turned new again?

Finally Famous Words Sowmya Krishnamurthy Images Chris Shonting Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the December/January 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. Tech N9ne closes his eyes, meditating on the lyrics for his new rock EP, Therapy. Sunk...

While the world was either tuned in to watch the Golden Globes, or watch Girls premiere on HBO, or throwing up the ROC at the kickoff of Jay Z's world tour, Drake visited Harlem to film the video for  "Wu-Tang Forever." A writer at Noisey snuck onto the set of the video shoot and snapped some photos. Present in th...

In preparation for their upcoming festival tour, OutKast has officially launched a new twitter account. Kicking off their social page with kind words for fans, the duo does nothing more but continue to build up anticipation with this move, which will likely be the key tool in holding up-to-the-minute information regarding the happenings of the tour...