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After both a profitable and cultural impactful 2013 run, The Yeezus tour has announced additional North American tour dates. The brief two week run will be the last chance fans have to witness the conceptually brilliant concert that has been celebrated by art consumers of all genres...

News broke today that Common's upcoming album, titled Nobody Smiling, will be produced entirely by No I.D., and it didn't take long for the duo to unveil their first collaboration from the project. The track tackles "Chiraq," the new stylization of Chicago that compares the violence-riddled city to war-torn Iraq, and at one point lifts the Mobb Deep line, "There's a war going on out

In countless interviews, No Malice has said he cannot rap about his drug dealing past anymore, which hindered any talks of a new Clipse project. But, it seems No Malice has settled his differences with Pusha T to release their highly anticipated reunion album...

After premiering the behind the scenes clip a couple of days ago, the full version of Ty Dolla $ign’s “Ratchet In My Benz” is released. Presented by CivilTV, Ty Dolla and Juicy show us the ladies they like to mess with....

Common has been gearing up for a busy year, announcing in September that he'd be working on an EP and an album in 2014. In a recent interview with Revolt TV, it looks like that EP may have morphed into a full-on album, as Common's studio sessions with No I...

Strictly Business Nipsey Hu$$le's taking a whole new approach to the rap game. Words Dan Rys Image Jorge Peniche Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the December/January 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. On Oct. 7, Nipsey Hu$$le watched in real time as $20,000 flooded into his PayPal account. The ...

After Alfonso Ribeiro confirmed the heartbreaking news that co-star James Avery had passed away on Twitter, the Fresh Prince took to Facebook to pay his respects to Uncle Phil. Will Smith posted an intimate personal photo of the cast on his official page, adding a compelling and compassionate caption to accompany the picture...

Award-winning music video director Aswad Ayinde, 55, is currently on trial for raping his daughters, resulting in six children. He was first convicted in 2011 of raping one of his six daughters, which lead to a ruling of 40 years behind bars...

Kevin Hart joined his cast member Lil P-Nut at the Ride Along Xperience this past Saturday at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. Universal Pictures and Konsole Kingz—the leading influencers in urban gaming—hosted a gaming lounge for Kevin who's character in the film has a gaming persona known as the "Black Hammer." Kevin played against ...

West Coast up-and-comers Audio Push are making a name for themselves after the release of their free album Come As You Are. To start off the New Year, the duo release a new single “Juveniles” featuring Logic and Jill Scott. With produ...

Nipsey Hu$$le's been awful busy of late, breaking down the barriers of what, exactly, an independent artist can achieve with a mixtape. Quickly following his Crenshaw project—which he sold for $100 as part of his Proud2Pay campaign—Nipsey will be dropping his debut album Victory Lap soon, which he says is ready to see the streets. "Victory Lap...

Yesterday, Lil Durk fans were expecting the young rapper to release his Fuckery mixtape. However, Def Jam had different plans. The record label reportedly postponed the Chiraq soldier’s Signed To The Streets follow up project.  The teenage rapper revealed the announcement via his Twitter account. DEFJAM t...