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There's nothing more street than deciding to remix a pop single by a 16-year-old girl from New Zealand, right? That must be why so many MCs have recently decided to do just that, putting their own touch on "Royals," the number-one hit by Kiwi singer Lorde...

Eminem is releasing his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, today. Over the years, Eminem has many re-occurring themes that have appeared in his lyrics with an amazing frequency. Everybody knows that Eminem is a fan of talking about his daughter, Hailie, but do you know the exact many times that Em has name-checked his daughter in a song? XXL h...

On Friday, news that the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, was releasing a diet-themed rap album for her "Let's Move!" anti-childhood obesity initiative hit the internet. White House officials were kind enough to grant XXL an exclusive look at some of the artwork for the album before it's September 30 release. You can see ...

In honor of Discovery Channel's Shark Week, XXL is taking the time to remind you that LL Cool once made a real song about being a genetically-enhanced super shark. No, you are not living through a pain-induced hallucination during a mako shark attack while listening to "Doin' It." This is a so...

In anticipation of the release of his sixth studio album Yeezus, Kanye West teamed up with famed screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (who penned American Psycho and The Rules Of Attraction) for a parody trailer, which took a lot of cues from American Psycho. In ...

As the looming July 4th release date of Jay-Z's forthcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail LP approaches, the XXL staff is getting excited. To add to our excitement, with every new day Hov has taken to his new blog to release the lyrics from the album's tracks. So far, he's relea...

This morning, Trippy connoisseur Juicy J dropped the incredible video for his new single "One Of Those Nights," featuring sometimes-creepy Canadian crooner The Weeknd. While the song, which came out in mid-February, was strong enough on its own, director Sam Pilling's cold, emotionless visuals complement it perfectly, giving the song an unexpected and harsh edge...

Late last night, the unlikely news broke that the recently-troubled actor/singer Amanda Bynes was at work with hip-hop icon Wyclef Jean on an upcoming as-yet-untitled musical endeavor. According to Chinga Chang Records CEO Dan Herman, who apparently had a hand in making the collaboration happen, "Linking the two of them will be something major...

Just a few days before the release of his sixth studio LP Yeezus, Kanye West and his longtime girlfriend Kim Kardashian brought their first baby into the world on June 15th, five weeks ahead of her scheduled birth date. Still, it's pretty great timing for West, who has kept a relatively low profile as of late, and who will likely fall back from the public eye to take care of his daughter... Read

This week finds high-profile, big budget videos from Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Ferg, while Gunplay and Jarren Benton come through with simple yet effective videos. Click through to check out XXL's best music videos of the week. Kendrick Lamar - "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" Kendrick brings back the big budget video with a stylishly shot visual for his single "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe