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T-Pain’s “Up Down (Do This All Day)” has rejuvenated his career. The song has been making its way up on the Billboard charts, and now Pain is prepping to deliver a huge remix. Pain previewed a new beat to the DJ Mustard-produced track on Instagram. Shortly after th...

After being arrested for felony drug possession Tuesday (Jan. 14) and again yesterday (Jan. 15), Lil Za pulls the race card and hints at the fact that he's black as the cause for being apprehended. Some stuff I've done has been wrong yes. but...

Yeezus was recognized as the year's best project by the world's most celebrated music critics and writers. Kanye West claimed the top spot in the annual Pazz & Jop poll for his sonically futuristic stadium-filling artistic offering. In...

Tracy T, who is one of the newest signees of MMG, is riding high after his single “16,: which is still available on iTunes if you missed it. To get more familiar with the Atlanta upstart, he is giving XXL an exclusive look of his in-studio sessions and behind-the-scenes happenings. Dubb...

Kendrick Lamar is profiled by the Grammys as part of their Best New Artist Nominee spotlight profile series. Kendrick is not only performing at the 2014 Grammy Awards, but he's also nominated for seven awards at the annual spectacle. Above, f...

OutKast, first rumored to reunite for the first time since Idlewild (2006), confirmed headlining Coachella 2014 weeks ago. Shortly after the stirring announcement, the ATLiens also confirmed headlining NYC's Governors Ball, making it the duo’s first Big Apple appearance in over a decade. M...

Skateboard P garners a wicked Oscar nomination in the Original Song category for his tour-de-force single, "Happy." Pharrell took to Twitter earlier this morning and modestly retweeted The Academy's announcement.

Wale joins forces with Revolt TV for a documentary which chronicles the DC native's trip back to his homeland, Nigeria. This is the first time Wale has been to the country his family originates from. Get a closer look with the official trailer up top. I A...

Wale posted on his Instagram page a preview of a new record he's cooking up with TDE's Ab-Soul. His latest clips reveal the aggressive lyrical exchange between both metaphorical masterminds will also feature some caribbean flavor courtesy of MMG's reggae artist, Magazeen. Str...

Def Jam Records turns thirty this year, and to celebrate three decades in the game, the record label has unveiled a new logo to accompany the power moves hip-hop culture consumers are anticipating from them in 2014. In addition to the trippy black and white artwork, the company continues to draw lines by inventing the #DefJam30 hashtag for their social media subscribers to discuss and track every

Just a few weeks ago, World Star Hip-Hop released a documentary directed by Mandon Lovett and focused on young upcoming rappers battle with the mean streets of Chiraq. Lil Durk, King L, Young Chop, Lil Mouse, Lil Herb, Lil Bibby and Lawless Inc...

It's been a minute since we've heard from Yasiin Bey, but the artist formerly known as Mos Def released a major impromptu announcement earlier today. It turns out the Brooklyn-based MC has taken his talents to Africa to curate a new creative clan called A County Called Earth...