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Well, here's the latest in Beyonce and Solange's family feud. After Solange made a peace offering by rolling with Jay Z to a jewelry store yesterday, her big sis officially ended any rumored tension by posting a lot photos of her Jay Z,Rihanna and Solange via Instagram...

The Break's own ProbCause is releasing his WAVES EP Today. The project features prominent Chicago artists such as 2014 XXL Freshman Chance The Rapper, veteran Twista and many more. On the production side, he enlists Gramatik’s band Exmag to help combine different elements of electronic, rap, rock and blues to help showcase his versatile tastes. Y...

Looks like the married-couple-to-be will have to continue living in their home away from home, also known as Kris Jenner's, because their new $9 million dollar pad is still undergoing massive construction. According to Radar Online, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Bel Air mansion is expected to include a 'Glam Room', wine cellar, maid quarters, as well as, his and her bathrooms when finished... Re

On May 10, Rap Radar reported the album title of Kendrick Lamar's good kid, M.A.A.D city follow-up would be United States Of A.L.A.R.M. and was releasing this September. Hours after several hip-hop blogs reported the news, Rap Radar covered their tracks by saying the information was fake...

Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse was a much-needed reality check for hip-hop as a lot of MCs tightened up their bars and puffed up their chests a bit. Although the loose cut that didn't make Big Sean's Hall Of Fame was released in August, the aftermath is still being felt well into 2014...

Yesterday, news surfaced that Apple was closing a deal with Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Although the deal wasn’t made official yet, Dre and R&B superstar Tyrese confirmed the transaction with some footage captured on YouTube. Tyres...

Disney’s soundtrack to Frozen holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 again. With its 13th nonconsecutive week at No. 1, Frozen is one of only 39 albums in the history to have spent at least 13 weeks at No. 1. Last week, Future and Iggy Azalea released their highly anticipated albums, Honest and The New Classic, respectively. Whil...

The media junket continues. Last night, the boss lady Vanessa Satten called Bootleg Kev down in Florida to talk about rappers who barely missed the cut. He names promising MCs like Iamsu!, Bodega Bamz, G-Eazy, Rittz and more, in which VS gives our reasons behind leaving them off this year's list...

It's time for Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg to weigh in on our 2014 XXL Freshman Class. Yesterday on The Realness with Ebro, Rosenberg breaks down each rapper gracing the cover and gives his thoughts on them. While he believes guys like Chance The Rapper have already been established, others such as Rich Homie Quan and Ty Dolla $ign were perfect picks...

Back in February, we had numerous XXL Freshman candidates swing through the offices and give us their pitch on why they should make the cover. One of them was Ty Dolla $ign, who had no idea he was coming in to be the first Freshman locked in for the Dirty Dozen...

On Monday, XXL and Tech N9ne will chop it up during his promotional run for his forthcoming compilation album, Strangeulation. Instead of doing a regular interview, we’ve decided to do something a little different. Throughout the weekend, we will be gathering your questions to ask Tech himself. Simp...

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..