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Lil Kim may have pushed back her upcoming mixtape Hard Core 2k13, but she wasn’t going to leave her fans empty-handed. Tonight, Kimmy Blanco celebrates Halloween with her reggae-inspired track, “Dead Gal Walking.” Kim tells MTV News that the record is very “strong” and “serious.” She further explains that “There'...

Vh1 has a documentary on the way and it's revolutionary for hip-hop. Titled The Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop, the movie will reflect on how the genre gravely affected our economy, further closing the racial gap that was heavily prevalent in America prior to its existence. ...

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Marshall Mathers returns to his favorite magazine to speak out on freedom of speech, satire, race, music, Michael Jackson and the President. Pay attention, homie! Interview: Chairman Jefferson Mao Images: Clay Patrick McBride In the waiting area of 54 Sound, a state-of-the-art recording studio tucked away on a typically nondescript stretch of Detroit’s 9 Mile Roa

SBOE, aka Slowbucks Over Everything, finally dropped the video for "LITT" off the collective's All We Got Is Us mixtape earlier this month, but now the group is back with the tape's sequel. All We Got Is Us 2 picks up where the previous entry in the series left off...

Legendary Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh is going through a renaissance period right now, with a slew of new projects in the works and the potential return of the Hot Boys on the horizon. "It's the rebirth of Mannie Fresh," he said. "It's been busy for me, that's all I can say is thank the fans, thank God, the people who believe in me...

Halloween is here. For all the ghouls and ghoulettes, that means the night will be open to mischief, mayhem and plain fun. Whether you are throwing a Halloween party or prepping to go out and hit the town, you’re going to need some tunes to set you in the mood. Sinc...

After previously re-scheduling several concerts on his "Yeezus" tour, Kanye West is now canceling several tour dates because a car crash damaged key stage equipment for his show. TMZ is reporting that on Wednesday, a truck carrying custom-made video screens and equipment were damaged beyond repair forcing Kanye to cancel tonight's performance in Vancouver ...

Ellen's a pretty funny lady as it is, and her show was the backdrop for one of Nicki's more recent high-profile wardrobe malfunctions. But this costume, captured above, is one of the best we've seen this Halloween season. There's a video to go with it as well...

It's Halloween, so it's only right Waka Flocka Flame hits us with another installment from his Waka Flocka Myers mixtape series. In part cinco, Flock provides 24 tracks, a few of which were on his last mixtape, From Roaches To Rolex. Action Bronson, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa, Migos, Wyclef, Wooh Da Kid and others make appearances on the project...

It's Halloween at the XXL Offices and we are in a festive mood! In celebration of the holiday, our staff decided to dress up today as our favorite hip-hop artist for the day. If you are looking for a last-minute idea of who to go as for Halloween, we humbly suggest these particular options...

After a hiatus, The Boy Wonder is back with a new mixtape releasing the first volume in the All or Nothing series, F.N.O (Failure's No Option). After announcing the project in January, the DJ Drama hosted tape has hit some snags. Banks heightened hope for the project earlier this month with the release of the first track off the collection, "Drop A Diamond" featuring Raekwon... Read Mor

Sometimes asking someone to quit can only go so far. Juicy J has a little problem he needs to get rid of and takes drastic measures to get the job done in the new video for the song "Stop It." This is the intro track off Juicy J's latest album Stay Trippy...