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Last night for Drake's birthday show in Toronto, the Nothing Was The Same rapper brought out his opening act and frequent collaborator Future to perform a track together. Emerging from the large red circle of light at the center of the stage, Future joined Drake for a riotous version of "Tony Montana," which you can view in the video above...

TDE keeps going with their week of new releases. Ab-Soul returns with “Du Sac” produced by Tae Beast and Dave Free. Check out Jay Rock’s remix of Pusha T’s “Numbers On The Board” if you haven’t yet....

After serving a little more than six months for a probation violation, Young Scooter was released from prison Wednesday (October 23). Back in August, Scooter put out From The Cell Block To Your Block while he was still in jail. The tape was hoste ...

Diddy rarely talks about his father, who was killed when the mogul was just three years old. In an exclusive interview with Revolt TV, he opens up about the relationship telling that his father is one of the main reasons he has attributed so much success...

The retail version of Joey Bada$$' latest mixtape, Summer Knights gets released Tuesday (October 29). As a bonus, the EP will come with two extra tracks, one of which hit the Internet today. JB replaces Collie Budz with UK singer Maverick Sabre for his "My Yout (Remix)...

Before he got famous, J. Cole was a young college student attending St. Johns University, packed in like sardines with his friends in a small townhouse in the Jamaica section of Queens, New York. As part of MTV's running "Life & Rhymes" video series, J. Co...

Madlib is a legend. Born Otis Jackson, Jr. the producer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist has always retained a sense of mystery about him, even though he's far more accessible than some of his more eccentric collaborators. Like many of the underground luminaries he's often compared to—Dilla, the Alchemist—Madlib has carved out a mercurial and fascinating niche in the world of hip-hop without bowi

Although the sexual assault charge was thrown out, Cee-Lo still faces drug charges from a  2012 incident in which a woman accused the entertainer of slipping something in her drink. However, The Voice judge has entered a not guilty plea regarding the matter giving reason to believe that he may be innocent. ...

In celebration of United Nations Day, it's only right to spread some positivity. Gathering together a list of hip-hop's top inspiring rap songs XXL presents "10 Hip-Hop Songs That Influence Change." Macklemore & Ryan Lewis- "Same Love" Tupac- "Changes" Queen Latifah- "U.N.I...

Just in time for Halloween. Right after he released his singles “Berzerk” and “Rap God,” Em follows up with “The Monster” featuring Rihanna. The two previously collaborated on the 2010 smash “Love The Way You Lie.” While that single was a huge success, E...

Never one to shy away from his imperfections, DJ Khaled openly admitted a fear of flying while appearing on 106 & Park. Revealing that he hasn't flown in 6 years, the hip-hop heavy hitter then followed the confession by proceeding to take over the show inviting basically the entire rap game to appear on the segment. ...

Taylor Gang soldier Chevy Woods has been sprinkling the Internet with music from his follow up to last year's Gangland mixtape since spring. Today, we finally get initiated with the release of the full project, Gangland 2. The DJ Drama hosted tape features 18 tracks...