T.I

When JT dropped The 20/20 Experience, The NY Times' Jon Caramanica reviewed the record and compared a re-emerging JT to Mayer Hawthorne and "earnest cheese ball Robin Thicke." That attack was a bit aggressive, especially because Thicke has carved out a niche for himself in the past near-decade, exploring the confines of r&b, soul and funk over the course of four interesting and diver

This week sports new album releases from the like of Justin Timberlake, RZA, Swollen Members and Yukmouth's The Regime. On the single front, Kendrick Lamar released his highly-anticipated remix of "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" featuring Jay-Z, while Danny Brown debuted the first single of his upcoming debut Old titled "Kush Coma...

Now this is the perfect way to ring in the new Spring season. Rih Rih finally pours up the remix to her Mike WiLL Made It produced banger which now finds the Unapologetic pop star throwing dollar bills alongside Jeezy, Rick Ross, Juicy J and Tip. "Po' up!"...

Lil Wayne suffered a seizure last night, reportedly due to consuming too much codeine. He was put into a medically induced coma, but since then has updated his health status saying he’s fine. TMZ shot photos of Drake at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center with his head down to visit Wayne who was getting treated for multiple seizures that put him in critical condition. Othe...

Lil Wayne's reportedly dire health scare got a lot of people talking. But after it was revealed that the rapper was doing better than initially reported, some of the conversation became directed at the source of the false report, TMZ. When T...

Earlier tonight, the world of hip-hop was shocked when reports began to surface indicating that Lil Wayne had suffered another seizure today after being rushed to the hospital on Thursday for multiple seizures. While the dramatic early reports have been all but put to rest, fans and friends of the YMCMB rapper are still reaching out to send the New Orleans emcee with their prayers and best wishes

XXL has received an exclusive video of Kendrick Lamar's surprise performance during T.I.'s set at BET's SXSW. Hip-hop fans were treated to a surprise performance at BET's "Music Matters" SXSW showcase last night when headliner T.I. brough...

T.I. has been teasing clips of his short film for “Addresses.” Much like the video for “Trap Back Jumpin’,” we follow Tip through a series of events happening in the studio, on the streets, and more. From the looks at it, Tip is back on his hustle game. Watch it above....

T.I.’s last album, Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head, did exceptionally well. But the King of the South is looking to put the finishing touches on his follow-up. During an interview with Rap-Up while he was on the set for his video “Memories Back Then,” Tip revealed that his next album is about 60 to 70 percent complete. He promises the ...

Trinidad James releases his official video for the remix to “All Gold Everything.” T.I., Young Jeezy and 2 Chainz are seen stomping through the same ATL neighborhood TJ did in the original. Don’t Be S.A.F.E. is available on iTunes and hard copies....

Photos surfaced earlier this month showing the upcoming video for Trinidad James’ “All Gold Everything (Remix).” Now, we are treated with some official behind-the-scenes footage that features Young Jeezy, T.I. and 2 Chainz. The Motion Famil...

Nelly is set to make a major return to form with his upcoming sixth studio album M.O. During an interview with THR on the red carpet at the Grammys, the “Hey Porsche” rapper revealed the features he has in the bag for his album. Fans can e...