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Meet Jon Bellion, The Co-Writer Of Eminem And Rihanna's "The Monster"

Tyler, The Creator is no stranger to controversy. Last week the Odd Future figurehead criticized the YouTube Music Awards—a ceremony he's performing at in November—and today he shared some thoughts on super-producer and Black Eyed Peas leader Will.I.Am. In fa...

Pharrell has just been added as a performer at the 10th Annual Black Ball. Teaming with Alicia Keys, the charity gala raises money for children and families affected by HIV in Africa and India. Already raising over 18.5 million, the event will take place on November 7th at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City...

Platform:  PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Developer: Yuke's Publisher: 2K Sports Released: October 29th, 2013   Back in the day, wrestling greats like Hulk Hogan and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka were larger than life heroes inside the wrestling universe. As a youth you event...

The King Kong of reality shows, Love & Hip-Hop (New York), is back and it’s bigger and badder than ever. With both new and familiar faces, this week’s season premiere brought the real and the ratchet on all fronts. Yandy is still holding her man down while he spends time behind bars, Joe Budden is back with his original main squeeze and New York’s own, Peter Gunz, joins the franchise to becom

It was a little over a week ago that Kanye West and his new fianceé Kim Kardashian got engaged in a giant ceremony at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Yeezy went on On-Air With Ryan Seacrest today to dish about his impending nuptials with the reality TV star. "I was...

Chicago’s own L.E.P. Bogus Boys keep things moving for their upcoming mixtape Don’t Feed The Killaz Vol. 4. In the black and white mafiaso visuals, the duo are stuck in a dilemma. Money becomes an issue when a certain family member gets into some danger. The last m...

Young Buck has wasted no time getting back to the grind since being released from prison earlier this month after serving 18 months on a weapons charge. The day after he touched down, he released the video for "Rage" and last week he put out a mixtape project with The Outlawz entitled Warrior Music...

Brooklyn native Troy Ave. took XXL magazine on a tour of the neighborhood he grew up in, while talking us through his new Album ‘New York City’. The inspiration behind lyrics about hustling, friends getting jail time, and summer heat were all stopping points on his Brooklyn circuit that shed some light on this New Yorker's namesake.

Selfies have become a staple in our generation, embraced by everyone around the world including the hip-hop community. As XXL has observed that rappers, just like the rest of us, are no strangers to a quick close-up, we present "Rappers Love Selfies...

When Action Bronson first arrived on the scene, nobody knew what to do. The Queens red beard carried foodie references and an uncanny cadence to Ghostface Killah, coupled with bars and bars for days. Bronsolino arrived just in the nick of time when hip-hop needed a new sound and new aesthetic to push the culture further...

Check out the big acting skills on Bronson. With the release of his latest mixtape, Blue Chips 2 only days away, Bam Bam unveils a cinematic teaser for the project with Party Supplies. In the clip, Bron gives his interpretation of the events that caused New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing to inexplicably miss a wide open layup in Game 7 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals...