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On this day, Oct. 30, in hip-hop history... 2002: Jam Master Jay, legendary DJ for Run-DMC, was shot and killed while in a Queens recording studio on October 30, 2002. He was 37 years old at the time. Real name Jason Mizell, Jam Master Jay had been hanging out at the studio with friends and his assistant when an unknown man dressed in black entered the studio, gave Jay an introductory hug before

When Compton rap legend DJ Quik announced on Twitter on October 28 that he was selling his production equipment and would no longer be mixing or engineering records, it was speculated that the 43-year-old hip-hop veteran was formally retiring from music...

The Hells Angels and Jeezy look like they could be facing off in a court room soon. According to TMZ, the famous biker club is claiming that the Inspiration rapper grabbed the group's Death Head logo for his 8732 Apparel clothing line. The winged-head logo in question can be found on items like the blue denim Bandits Vest currently being sold on the 8732 Apparel's website...

The wait is over...well almost. Today Hunger TV unveiled the official teaser for the clip which will be released early next month. With the interesting visuals circulating all over the internet, the streets are buzzing about the plot-line behind the project...

Magic happens when two Marijuana enthusiasts connect on an island and that's exactly what happened when Rihanna and Snoop Dogg rolled one up the other night. Posted on her Instagram page, the singer shared the night's festivities while living it up in the Dominican Republic...

With Halloween coming up, there's really nothing better than a scary movie. New York rapper Bishop Nehru must've had that in mind when he came up with the concept for his new clip for "Exhale," a track off his recent Strictly Flowz project...

Today the NBA Season is finally set to kick off. XXL spoke to a number of basketball stars about their love for hip-hop and some of their favorite albums for the league opening week. With the iconic NBA player and hip-hop lover, Allen Iverson, retiring in Philly tomorrow, we looked at the Philadelphia 76ers and got their recent draft pick, Nerlens Noel, to chime in on a number of topics... Read M

Fredo Santana released the tracklist for his upcoming project, Trappin’ Ain’t Dead, today. The project is set to drop October 31 on Halloween. Back in september the GBE general released the artwork for the highly anticipated mixtape, now he provides fans with the details.  There will be guest appe...

Given his history with Drake and his obvious affinity for hip-hop—just check out his recent video with Chance The Rapper—it's no surprise that British electronic wizard James Blake would wanna remix one of Drake's tracks. Earlier to...

Been Trill and Hood By Air are no strangers to incredible collaborations. Here both brands collide to produce a red 310 t-shirt capsule collection in tribute to CLOT. The collection hosts a three shirt delivery featuring a number of logo aesthetics and hits through the sleeves, back and shoulders while also paying homage to the Chinese Zodiac with there unique "OUTLAW" tee...

Ty Dolla $ign continues his streak of jams with “Fuckin’ Tonight,” which flips R. Kelly and The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic “Fucking You Tonight.” Produced by Ty himself, the track is just as smooth and sensual. This will appear on The Best Of Bo...

The Anaheim tour stop on Kanye West's "Yeezus" tour is being postponed and rescheduled until December 13. Anaheim's Honda Center announced via Twitter that Kanye's stop at the arena will be postponed, citing production logistics that would prevent the tour from making its scheduled appearance on November 1 ...