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A few days after he dissed rapper/actor Childish Gambino on Twitter, Lupe Fiasco seemed to send a series of dismissive tweets at Drake this afternoon (October 30)."I'm not battling dizzy drake wack ass... And all 30 of you Angry Drake fans can fall on a sword FOH...

Get your walking shoes ready. Black Dave unleashes the striking new visual for the track, "Million Man March" which closed out his latest mixtape, Black Bart. BD stomps through the set with crew in tow spitting with fervor over the Shy Beats instrumental...

A lot of rappers these days have taken to documenting their every moment in increasingly elaborate video diaries, but Wiz Khalifa might have the most professional looking set of videos. Where some vlogs feel like private confessionals, Wiz's feel like episodes from a TV show...

It seems only Jay Z has mastered the art of preventing an album leak, as Eminem has now also succumbed  to the leaks masters of our generation. Slated for release just next week, November 4, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was leaked in its entirety, including the features from Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna and Skylar Grey. ...

It's been a long time coming, but the fist installment in Lloyd Banks' All Or Nothing mixtape series, F.N.O. (Failures No Option) will finally hit the Internet on Halloween. Today, we get the track list for the 16-song project hosted by DJ Drama...

The NBA is back and the race for the Championship is under way. XXL has spoken to a number of basketball stars—starting with Jeff Teague and Nerlens Noel—about their love for hip-hop and some of their favorite albums for the league's opening week. Portland T...

DMX stays on the move. Last time we saw him he was spreading the gospel outside of a Los Angeles restaurant. Now he is planning robberies with the co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak? TMZ recently captured footage of Earl and Wozniak walking through Los Angeles International Airport...

Earlier today, Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2 leaked on the Internet, a little less than a week from the release date. Em's scheduled his album to release on Tuesday, November 5. The album features Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Nate Ruess and Skylar Grey...

Eminem’s MMLP 2 has leaked online. One of the most anticipated collaborations was Em and Kendrick Lamar on “Love Game.” On the song, Em and K. Dot play the game of love with a pesky fling. The two embody each other’s flows, switching up cadences and delivery that showcases their undeniable talent. It’s the Rap God and t...

Action Bronson and Party Supplies' Blue Chips 2 is scheduled to be released this Friday, November 1. When the tracklist was leaked a few weeks back, it touted that an unnamed "legendary special guest" would be featured on the song "Rolling Thunder." It was ...

Looks like the leader of the charts this week is Katy Perry. Her new album Prism debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 286,000 copies sold. In No. 2 is Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz that bows down with only 43,251 copies sold. Then, at No. 3 is...

The Reebok Basketball team sits down to talk about the design and inspiration behind the two highly popular basketball models in Reebok history. The Q96 and Pumpspective Omni both taking after iconic silhouettes from the iconic Iverson Question Mid and Pump Omni Lite, Reebok has created a style-driven performance collection featuring state of the art technology...