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T-Pain’s “Up Down (Do This All Day)” has rejuvenated his career. The song has been making its way up on the Billboard charts, and now Pain is prepping to deliver a huge remix. Pain previewed a new beat to the DJ Mustard-produced track on Instagram. Shortly after th...

Last month, Jay Z announced a partnership with Cohiba Red Dot to launch his own line of cigars. Today, Hov released a video on his Life & Times YouTube channel giving viewers a closer look at the step-by-step process behind curating each Comador cigar. Ch...

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Perhaps it was a faux pas or just something taken out of context, but Queen Latifah took to her Twitter platform in the middle of the night to negate the rumor where she claimed André 3000 and Big Boi were already working on a new album.   ...

With almost 20 years in the game, Common has carved out a unique niche for himself: the MC's MC whose stardom has eclipsed his music. Words: Ben Detrick Photos: Steven Taylor ON A SUNNY OCTOBER DAY, COMMON ROLLS UP TO CHICAGO’S WEST LOOP ATHLETIC CLUB TO SHOOT HOOPS. HE L...

Mac Miller took to Instagram to reveal he's dyed his hair a color that would make Cam'ron proud. Possibly drawing inspiration from his upcoming Pink Slime collaboration with Pharrell, the Pittsburgh native now has hot pink hair. Talk about creative control, let's see what else Mac has in store for us after leaving Rostrum Records...

According to Action Bronson,  New Yorkers should thank his 2013 XXL Freshman Classmate, Trinidad James, for more NYC hip-hop being played on local radio stations. The "All Gold Everything" rapper infamously claimed Atlanta ran NYC back in October, and ever since Bronson believes stations have been showing more love to local artists. ...

With today marking what would be the 35th birthday of passed on icon Aaliyah, XXL gathered up a bunch of photos in celebration. With pics of the princess of hip-hop with everyone from Jay Z to Naughty By Nature, XXL presents "Aaliyah, The Princess Of Hip-Hop...

Lord Steppington is the album by Alchemist and Evidence (a.k.a. the Step Brothers) that many feel is long overdue. Not only is it finally coming; it’s coming at what feels like an appropriate time. Hip-hop became re-obsessed with minimalism in 2013, which is a style that’s one of Alchemist’s many fortes. Lord Steppington...

Aaliyah Haughton would have celebrated her 35th birthday today if she was still with us. With the voice of an angel, one could only imagine where Aaliyah’s ascending career would be if she reached her 30s.Though a R&B songstress, Aaliyah contributed her vocals to some rather dope hip-hop tracks in her day. Here’...

Grafh takes it back to underground hip-hop with his new single featuring Styles P and Loaded Lux. The battle rap specialists do their thing on the gritty instrumental. The track will appear on Grafh’s Pain Killers Reloaded.

Widely-renowned DJ, Pete "DJ" Jones passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Jones, who was known for hosting parties in the '70s and '80s in The Bronx, has been praised by legends (i.e. Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash) as one of the first disc jockeys to use two turntables and spin two copies of the same record, which later became critical in mixing and scratching. ...