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Don't let the spring showers kill your vibe this season. Waterproof apparel are an absolute must-have for the season's rainy weather. But that doesn't mean you have to sport bland raincoats or those two year old pair of duckboots hiding under your bed, brands like Palladium and New Era are offering various colors and fresh styles for you to dodge the wet weather...

News broke earlier this week that Kid Cudi was leaving G.O.O.D. Music. Most fans associate Cudi with Kanye West, who he has said on numerous occasions that ‘Ye was a big influence on his music. It came as a shock to hear Cudi’s departure from G.O.O.D. to f...

Earlier this week, Cudi took to KPWR 105.9 to announce his shocking departure from his GOOD Music family, helmed by one-time mentor Kanye West. Fans and detractors have responded with varying degrees of support and hate, but we're happy to see Cudi move in a new direction and we're excited to see how he exercises his new-found freedom...

Tyler, The Creator released his second commercially-released record, Wolf, today. In anticipation of the release, he's recently embarked on a solo tour, and while it'll likely be a tamer event without his OF cohorts, it'll still be a mosh-pitting shit show, and knowing Tyler he'll probably bring out a slew of guests to help impress his diverse audience. Thoug...

As XXL has done in previous months, the end of March means we’ve combed through a number of mixtapes that were released. Yelawolf made a statement with his follow-up to Trunk Muzik, Jet Life’s own Fiend dropped a much-talked about tape, and Harry Fraud gathered his best songs as a free fan giveaway. There are ...

For those of us who grew up on New York hip-hop, we remember the glory days of the Golden Era, when there was no shortage of incredibly diverse rappers in the game, delivering their own unique brands of hip-hop to the world from the genre's main stage...

After the initial announcement of Tyler, the Creator’s third studio album, Wolf, his rabid fanbase have been waiting for any details about what to expect. The Odd Future ringleader isn’t your ordinary rapper. So, of course, for him to not have a full-fledged promo run is normal in his world. Remember, ...

Fans were kind of confused to learn Ciara’s new single “Body Party” featured her rumored boyfriend Future, especially since Future doesn’t contribute any verses (he does adlib a bit) to the song. He did, however, co-write the Mike WiLL Made It produced R&B jam. Future also co-wrote Ciara’...

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