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In the fourth installment of Kanye West's much-talked about interview with Zane Lowe for BBC Radio, the Chicago-rapper opens up about his appreciation for Jay Z's role in growing his career. "I would not be here if not for a Roc-A-Fella chain...

After the martial arts themed track "Judo" featuring N.O.R.E. and the new song "You Ain't Safe," it's beginning to look like Termanology's new album, G.O.Y.A., will be a pretty violent affair. "Safe" features tough-talking verses from Wu-Tang's Inspectah Deck And Maffew Ragazino...

Meet King Harris, the TDE affiliate who is making a name for himself. Here’s a new track by the West Coast rapper titled “John Gotti,” which finds him putting his chin up against the haters. King doesn’t stop there. He compares himself to...

Ever wonder what Drake's dating profile would look like? Comedy website, CollegeHumor, posted there idea of what the famously looking-for-love rapper would write if he was a member of dating website, OkCupid. Perhaps, Drake will finally find his leading lady once the women of OkCupid get a chance to surf his online profile ...

Rock The Bells just released a statement regarding the cancellation of the final two weekends of its tour in Washington, D.C. and New York City. XXL reported earlier today that the dates would not be fulfilled, with a source indicating that the reasoning was due to poor ticket sales, and that parent company Guerilla Union would take a $3 million hit with the cancelled dates. Acc...

Danny! returns with some new music today. The South Carolina native drops a self-produced track titled “For The Money.” The track flips the classic Bone Thugs-n-Harmony hook over layers of bass, piano, chimes and more. It’s also brought together by Danny!’s expansive lyri...

Ask anybody who has asked a person of the opposite sex for a date... First impressions are important. In life, a limp first impression can permanently ruin your chances for success, hurt your career or inadvertently create enemies for life. It happe...

We all know how that it’s important how you start an album or mixtape, but how you finish it is equally vital to the success of any project. The final song, or “Outro” if you will, is the conclusion. It’s the last piece to the puzzle the artist has been building from the moment you pressed play. The way you walk away ...

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Chief Keef is ready for whatever in the new visual for the track "Ight Doe." Pistol flashing and weed smoking is on the Glory Boyz's agenda for the day in the A Zae Production shot video. This will appear on the Chicago rapper's upcoming project, Almighty So...

Rock The Bells, the traveling hip-hop festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has already pulled off two successful shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco this summer. But according to local Washington, D.C. publications, as well as Ticketmaster's web site and XXL's own sources, the iterations in both the nation's capital and the New York City area have been cancelled. Rumors beg... R

"Don't think about it too much," sings Sampha on the crestfallen hook of "Too Much," one of the many highlights on Drake's Nothing Was The Same, and though it's a nice sentiment, it's not exactly easy to do when it comes to Drake. Few artists have inspired as much hand-wringing, head-scratching and face-palming as the ascendant Canadian rapper and XXL cover star...