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On the very first recorded rap song, "Rapper's Delight," Wonder Mike of the Sugarhill Gang delivered an extended rant against the terrible-tasting chicken that a friend had cooked up for dinner. Since then, hip-hop has often had a symbiotic relationship with the world of food...

RRL continues to set the fashion industry ablaze with this rugged 1970s-inspired down vest designed with a vegetable-tanned yoke and a shearling lining at the collar. The vest features western-style leather yoke, snapped placket with "Double RL Ralph Lauren Manhattan NY" embossed metal snaps, patch pockets at the waist and angled zip pocket at the left chest...

With the release date (November 5) of his upcoming album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, slowly creeping up, Eminem is putting overtime to finish mixing his album. In a interview with Rolling Stone, Slim Shady discusses that "Right now, I'm probably working harder than I've ever worked in my life," and the expectations for the album being so high. The Mars ...

Following the release of his Old album, Danny Brown sat with the hosts of Juan Epstein to answer every question fans have ever pondered on. Dishing on everything from his early drug days to signing to Fools Gold Records, the rapper held no bars in the off the wall chat...

Timbaland keeps dropping hints about his latest project. Earlier in October, the super-producer previewed a track featuring Drake and Jay Z during one of his opening spots as part of Jay's ongoing European Magna Carta Holy Grail tour, and recently he slipped another new track into his set...

Snoop Dogg was recently a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live and apparently he missed his opportunity to ask Al Gore a question he's always wanted to ask the former vice president by one episode. So, the Doggfather had Kimmel pre-record his question to be asked on Gore's show appearance...

Pharrell's year just continues to get better and better. eBay is introducing 200 curators who will serve as tastemakers, providing users with their latest product selections. Amongst the 200 curators is Pharrell Williams. Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, in a statement...

This week, Dom Kennedy’s consistent grind is paying off. The L.A. native dropped his Get Home Safely project with help of a Best Buy deal that allowed it to be sold at their locations. While Dom is still on his independent push, he managed to crack the Top 20 with over 10,000 copies sold. Outs...

Master P has always been known as a rapper who gives back, holding annual Thanksgiving and Christmas giveaways in his hometown New Orleans. Now he is offering $10,000 to a lucky fan who cops his next album, The Gift. The No Limit Records founder's first solo LP since 2005's Ghetto Bill will include a "golden lottery ticket" which will put the purchaser in the drawing for the cash... Rea

Tyler, The Creator is not feeling the YouTube Music Awards. Though the Odd Future ringleader is scheduled to perform at the show along with Earl Sweatshirt, he hasn't been hesitant about criticizing the show on social media, claiming that the awards focus too much on "teeny bopper pop shit" at the expense of more creative artists...

Ed. Note: The following interview with Kendrick Lamar is pulled from the outtakes from XXL's TDE cover story in our upcoming Oct/Nov issue.  When XXL sat down with Kendrick Lamar for his third appearance on the cover of the magazine, things had changed from when he appeared as part of 2011's Freshman Class. Hell, ma...

Being that Miguel is celebrating his 28th birthday today, XXL wanted to take some time out to celebrate his momentous contributions in hip-hop. Without further adieu, let's get to it. Get ready to vibe out to the relaxing sounds of Miguel...