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Big Boi suffered a recent knee injury that hindered him from completing his scheduled tour dates for “Shoes For Running.” Earlier today, the Outkast member announced the new dates, with additional stops in Brooklyn and Asheville after immediately selling out. See all...

Killer Mike and El-P have announced that they've completed their second collaborative project. El-Producto took to Twitter to announce that his and Mike Bigga's Run The Jewels side project has been complete and will be released for free sometime in June...

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This week in the world of hip-hop Instagrams, two bitterly embattled foes—Nicki Minaj and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg—finally meet for a long-awaited interview. At the same time, Jay Rock and Freddie Gibbs link up with Adidas, while Snoop Dogg ups the ante on bottle service. And for so...

Killer Mike recently went on Twitter to announce his tour partner Big Boi injured his knee while performing. Guys Big Boi hurt his knee.Surgery today n 6weeks rest. Shows will be moved to Sept. I'm told.Dre3ks Mom passed n Its best we all home — Killer Mike (@KillerMikeGTO) May 29, 2013 Killer Mike and Big Boi are currently on the Shoes For Running Tour that kicked off its 45-city stops in April.

News broke yesterday that Chief Keef was arrested for driving 110mph in a 55 mph zone. While speeding tickets are pretty common occurrence, the incident marks the second time in two weeks in which Keef found himself behind bars. If last week's marijuana arrest is any indication of how he handled his legal woes, it's likely that will see the GBE rapper laugh his arrest off with another mugshot Twee

Last night, the world of hip-hop suffered another tragedy when news broke that Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the iconic duo Kris Kross was found dead in his Atlanta home. For many fans, Kris Kross was an early introduction to the hip-hop genre, but for those who watched the Atlanta teens grow up in the world of music took the news especially hard...

Photographs by Sean Ryon (@wallysean) This past Wednesday, April 24, Big Boi and special guest Killer Mike stopped by the Brooklyn Bowl on the seventh stop of the "Shoes for Running" world tour. The concert was a raucous, jam-packed gala that found two of the South's reigning kings tearing through a litany of revered classics and new bangers. ...

The day the legend of OutKast began.

With their "Shoes For Running" in tour in full gear - with their next stop being Brooklyn, New York tonight at 8PM - Killer Mike adds a verse to his touring mate Big Boi's "In the A" from his recent solo effort Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors. Th...

As we mentioned earlier this week, Atlanta icons Big Boi and B.o.B have crossed over into the video game world, teaming up with EA for a new game titled Army of TWO: The Devil's Cartel. To celebrate the game's release (it's in stores now), XXL had a chance to sit down with the two ATLiens and chop it up about gaming, new music, and the industry...

Last week, XXL sat down with Big Boi of Outkast and B.o.B to discuss their work together on the recently released Electronic Arts video game Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. During the first part of the exclusive interview, the Atlanta heavy-weights talk about their respective albums Dangerous Lies & Vicious Rumors and Strange Clouds, bonding over Atlanta hip-hop and why artists need, "a