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Back in November Drake said he is planning on releasing four or five new songs by the end of the year. Well, while in Chicago at an after party at Studio Paris, Drizzy Drake blessed the crowd by previewing two new songs. He played “Trophies” first then played a new cut called “The Boy” which has Casey Veggies on the record. Both songs are produce...

Angel Haze of XXL’s 2013 Freshman Class is having a busy week.  Upon releasing the cover art to her album, Dirty Gold, Angel Haze has also released a new song, “A Tribe Called Red,” with an accompanying lyric video that will be featured on her debut album. Dirty Gold will be...

Birdman called into DJ Whoo Kid’s on Shade 45 to discuss the affairs of his Cash Money empire. Stunna and Whoo covered a variety of topics during their phone conversation, ranging from Cash Money’s holiday giveaways for the community, to the emergence of Nicki Minaj and Drake, to the challenges of keeping his label profitable. One thing ...

Kanye West’s year is difficult to sum up in a few paragraphs. But, artist Andrew Kuo has got us covered. This info graph that Kuo did for The New York Times tastefully puts together Kanye’s eventful year. Although it’s kind of difficult to decipher what the waves, numbers and colors mean, it’s cool to see that ‘Ye has done so much in 2013. Marriage, “Bound 2” parodies...

Two kings on the same throne. Late last night, TDE’s president Dave Free gave us an Instavideo of Kendrick and Puff hanging out during Power 106′s Cali Christmas 2013. “It’s All About The Benjamins” is our favorite too, K. Dot....

Angel Haze is capping off her 2013 by revealing the official album artwork for Dirty Gold. Earlier this year, XXL spoke with Haze during the Freshmen cover shoot and she told us the title was inspired by her favorite band. "When I thought about it, I was like, ‘Oh! Let’...

Chance The Rapper has had a tremendous year. After releasing his Acid Rap debut, the Chicago rapper has grown immensely popular. With only a few days left on his Social Experiment Tour, Chano offers a short behind the scenes documentary that is just for his fans...

Turk is using the media once again to air out his frustrations. On Dec. 14, Turk was supposed to be part of a Hot Boys reunion concert featuring Juvenile and Mannie Fresh. In an interview with SOHH, the Louisiana rapper explained that he was promoting the show held in Mississippi for nearly a month...

There’s nothing wrong with splurging on you every once in a while. Rick Ross invites us to his property in Miami to share his collection of Rolls Royces. The latest addition is the 2014 Rolls Royce Wraith, which has such features as global assistant transmission, GPS, and more. “It ...

Do not mess with Wale. The DC native isn't shy to voice his opinion on situations and has a major track record. Today, Mr. Folarin called Complex after his album The Gifted—which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in June—was left off their 50 Best Albums of 2013. Furious because The ... Read More ...

So Wale is having a real interesting day. Earlier today he got into an ugly yelling match with Complex about their 50 Best Albums of 2013 because his latest album, The Gifted was overlooked. To say he was furious was an understatement, Wale went ham threatening Complex's entire staff. He then took to In...

Eminem and Rihanna scored another No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “The Monster” this week. To cap off their achievement, Em and RiRi keep the momentum going with an official trailer for the video. In the one-minute clip, Rihanna inserts a video chronicling Em’s career as he watches it in deep thought. You don’t want t...