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Dom Kennedy is taking his show on the road, embarking on a 30-city tour starting in late January. With fellow Cali rapper Skeme as special guest, the Get Home Safely Tour will hit up spots in DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Miami, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston and more...

As promised, Drizzy continues to drop new material leading up to the ball drop. Today, Drizzy hops on Soulja Boy's "We Made It" providing a track that is sure to bump in clubs for New Year's festivities. The OVO rapper also debuted two new tracks at recent performance in Chicago, and recently previewed a new joint with Aaliyah...

Brooklyn stalwart Sean Price and Aussie producer M-Phazes teamed up for their Land Of The Crooks EP, a project that may very well have been based on the thought of less as more. Phazes’ beats command attention for the vibe they conjure without any of the extra noise: in a time where a plurality of up-and-coming producers scrounge about for a boom-bap feel and overcompensate for their lack of chops

Grand Hustle rapper, Doe B was shot and killed during a performance last night in Alabama. According to reports, the "Let Me Find Out" rapper, born Glenn Thomas, was performing at the Centennial Hill Bar & Grill in his hometown of Montgomery when someone opened fired, shooting the up-and-coming MC...

Chevy Woods pays homage to his Taylor Gang brethren, Sledgren dropping the visual for the song named after the producer from his latest release, Gangland 2. Edge Media behind the camera. And, of course, Sledgren on the beat.

King Louie is riding around Chicago in style contemplating some of these cats' character in the new video for "F#ck Is These N#ggas" the intro track off his latest mixtape, Drilluminati 2. Directed by Hi-Def.

Miami's Bizzy Crook returns with an extension of his October release, '84, releasing the project '84: Offseason. The nine-song mixtape has guest features from Shy Glizzy and 360. Also, check out the previously released video for, "21." Stream and download the mixtape, below...

Jay Z has amassed almost unimaginable fortunes throughout his nearly 20 years in the rap game building his brand through a number business ventures. But is his trademark on the descent? According to research and information gathered by celebrity branding expert Jeetendr Sehdev, such may be so, at least among people between the ages of 13-31...

This has been a great year for XXL's Web Candies. We had plenty of gorgeous women on our site. So we complied a list of the Web Candies Of The Week with the most views. Hope you enjoy and happy holidays!   Web Candy Of The Week: Bella Red Date: Feb. 6, 2013 ...

Tell us you saw this coming. GBE's Fredo Santana gives wings to a new collaboration with Lil B, tossing the Cali rapper on his track, "Bird Talk." The original version of the song appeared on Santana's recent mixtape release, It's A Scary Site 2...

YG helped bring some Christmas cheer to 60 underprivileged Los Angeles youth. The Compton rapper held an essay contest for children at Los Angeles County group homes, and winners were chosen and given a $150 Christmas shopping spree. The Def Jam rapper’s upcoming album My Krazy Life is slated to hit stores on March 18th....

2013 has been one of the more exciting highlight years for gamers and the video game industry alike. Back in March, a Lara Croft reboot resulted in the best Tomb Raider game in years, and Grand Theft Auto 5 managed to exceed the high expectations of gamers everywhere proving that although this year marked the end of this current generation of consoles, they still had plenty of quality to offer...