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Photography By: Lauren Gesswein Last night in New York City, A$AP Ferg & A$AP Mob’s Turnt & Burnt Tour stopped at Irving Plaza. Joined by openers 100s, Joey Fatts & Aston Matthews, the Harlem crew with Ferg as the de facto leader took over their hometown and brought their unbridled energy. He made his way ...

Childish Gambino continues with the creative promotion of his forthcoming release, adding a cinematic element to the LP with a screen play also titled Because The Internet. Last night, the MC revealed the accompanying screen play for the album via becausetheinter...

Ghostface Killah is known for his way with words and with the ladies (think the Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City LP). Apparently the latter may have caused some problems between him and his main squeeze, Kelsey Nykole. As previously reported, the Wu-Tang clansman will appear on the upcoming season of VH1's popular reality show Couple's Therapy, a show which attempts to mend the torn r

The Grammy Awards kicked off the celebration early, with The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live, last night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by LL Cool J, the night was filled with performances including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who performed their hit "Thrift Shop" (above)...

Tuesday (December 10) is the day. With the release of Childish Gambino's album, Because The Internet, only days away, the rapper follows up yesterday's visual for "3005" with the new video for the smooth Chance The Rapper assisted track, "The Worst Guys...

With the passing of world icon Nelson Mandela, hip-hop had a bit of a heavyhearted tone this week. As many bid the African revolutionary a heartfelt farewell, the hip-hop community managed to turn this moment of grief into one of uplifting and prosperity...

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa's buzz continues to grow with each release. Today, he reveals a new track with fellow Chi-Town upstart, Chance The Rapper. Producer Cam Osteen provides a dreamy soundscape for the two spittas to verbally tap dance on...

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards kicked off its festivities last night with The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. Now, its almost time to get down to business. A few days ago a commercial for the coveted awards show featuring Eminem was released...

With the release right around the corner, Problem streams Understand Me his EP dropping December 10. With few features on the project, only Glasses Malone and Bad Lucc appear on the upcoming effort. Check it out! Understand Me from Problem on Myspace...

Rico Love talks that talk on his next single off El Presidente, due out December 9. Plies steps up with his own set of raunchy rhymes. Listen above.

With the NBA season in full swing, the road to the championship has begun. The NBA and hip-hop are joined by the hip. Have you ever wondered what songs your favorite NBA player listens to? Well here it is. The NBA sent over a list to XXL where they collected a list from a variety of players from Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trai

This month of December is what Stalley deems #RaiseYourWeapons. With the death of Civil Rights Icon Nelson Mandela—among other important moments in America—the MMG signee honors everyone in his new music video. Directed by Abraham Vilchez-Moran and Jai Jamison, the Honest Cowboy cut aims for us to do something positive with our lives and benefit from the change. Previou...