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On Memorial Day, Wiz Khalifa unearthed his latest musical offerings in the form of 28 Grams, a DJ Drama-hosted mixtape featuring 28 new tracks. Along with a heavy trap influence, Wiz also took to Twitter to reveal that Rihanna was the main inspiration for the well-received collection of music...

DJ Drama is on his second year serving as host for the XXL Freshman Class. For this year’s Dirty Dozen, the hip-hop tastemaker reflects on the impact of the Freshmen list on the culture, the strengths of incorporating R&B artists, and who he plans on getting in the studio with to make history. Check ou...

Wiz Khalifa is out of jail and moving forward with his promise to drop his new mixtape 28 Grams upon his release. Currently on his way to Soudset Festival in Minnesota, Cap gave DJ Drama the okay to reveal the project's track list (below)...

From everyone anxiously waiting for Tha Carter V to all the Donald Sterling madness that went down this week, Twitter was indeed the place to be. Check out the hottest hip-hop tweets from this week. #XXLFreshmen14 is coming! You ready...

It’s the moment you all have been waiting for. In 2008, XXL shifted the hip-hop landscape by co-signing the new breed of rappers on the rise. Dubbed “Leaders Of The New School,” the first group (Lupe Fiasco, Lil Boosie, Joell Ortiz, Plies, Saigon, Rich Boy, Gorilla Zoe, Young Dro, Papoose, and Crooked I) used the moment to shine and further build momentum for their growing careers. The following..

As Rick Ross dropped his sixth studio album and Lil Boosie was released from prison, as one can imagine twitter was quite eventful. As Nicki Minaj also agreed to grant a 5 year old cancer patient's wish via the social network and much more, Twitter was certainly the hot spot this week...

Yesterday Lil Boosie's unexpected release caused pandemonium on all social networks, most certainly twitter. As everyone from gospel singers to actors and even Boosie's fellow MCs chimed to welcome the Louisiana rapper home, the tweets came in outpour, utimately causing the rapper to become a trending topic...

AGENDA Trade-show took to Vegas this past week for the second time in the shows history. AGENDA was founded in Long Beach, CA and has since become one of the elite street-wear, skate and surf shows in the world. The show has become an amazing platform for the premiere brands within the industry to all share the same stage to showcase future collections to buyers, retailers and artist alike... Read

The flex fest known as hip-hop Instragram was turnt this week as rappers readied themselves for NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans. Check out flicks of Drake participating in the Sprite Slam Dunk contest, 2 Chianz meeting Jessie Jackson and Snoop, Curren$y and Daz Dillinger smoking a room into subnmission...

Executive producing an album takes a lot of patience, experience, and true comprehension of the human psyche—and as the buffer between the business and creative sides of the album-making process, it can be a tough balance to maintain. The ...

With Super Bowl XLVIII around the corner (Feb. 2), XXL went around and asked 20 rappers their predictions. Here's what they said. As always, for the best football coverage on the web, hit our friends at TDdaily.com and follow @TDdaily on Twitter!   Ice Cub...