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Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron has locked in a release date. Initially, Q was aiming for a January 2012 release, but has now confirmed through a short video that he’ll be dropping the project on February 25. Lead singles “Collard Greens” with Kendrick Lamar and “Banger (Moshpit)" have build significant buzz for the project. In the clip, it shows the...

With a roster stacked with talent, Top Dawg Entertainment is the hottest label on the West Coast, if not the game. The recipe sounds like another Cali-based label that peaked in the mid '90s, Death Row Records. Talent and success aside, former Death Row rapper Snoop Dogg thinks the two labels are nothing alike in their approach to dominance...

  Schoolboy Q has remained relatively quiet on the music front in recent weeks, but he's back with a new song. The song, titled "Man Of The Year," will be featured on the upcoming NBA Live 14 soundtrack. What's more, according to the Twitter account o f Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, Q will be dropping another song tomorrow and the release date of his album, Oxymoron, later this

Perhaps, it is the growing chill in the air or the impending notion that "Winter Is Coming!" but relations have gotten icy in hip-hop this week. On Tuesday, Atlanta rapper Trinidad Jame$ opened up a can of worms for himself when comments made during a Brooklyn concert regarding the declining relevance of New York hip-hop made him a target...

With Trinidad Jame$ calling New York's rap's scene lackluster and Kendrick Lamar pulling out from GQ's "Man Of The Year", there was much going on in the world of Twitter this week. With frustrations at an all time high, more than a few took time to air out their tribulations on the social network...

After Top Dawg Entertainment's CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith expressed his displeasure with GQ's Kendrick Lamar story yesterday, GQ Editor-In-Chief Jim Nelson has released a statement on GQ's website, regarding the controversy. You can read Jim Nelson's full statement below: "Kendrick Lamar is one of the most talented new musicians to arrive on the scene in years...

Kendrick Lamar made headlines this week after he was named "Rapper Of The Year" by GQ  as part of their annual "Men of The Year" story. In the article, writer Steve Marsh profiled Kendrick and his team at Top Dawg Entertaiment including TDE Chief Executive Officer Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Aft...

In an interview with Splash!- Mag Action Bronson addresses or should we say knowingly dodges a question about his relations with TDE. When asked if he ever considered signing to the label, the rapper gives a nonchalant answer leaving many to believe that their may be more to the story...

Images Jonathan Mannion Editor’s Note: These photos originally appeared in the October/November 2013 issue of XXL Magazine. The latest issue of XXL features the artists, producers and managers who comprise the crew of the moment, Top Dawg Entertainment. Clic...

Ed. Note: The following interview with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock is pulled from the outtakes from XXL's TDE cover story in our upcoming Oct/Nov issue.  There was no real rhyme or reason to how we grabbed the members of TDE for conversations during the photo shoot for our Oct/Nov cover story. We pulle...

Ed. Note: The following interview with Terrence "Punch" Henderson is pulled from the outtakes from XXL‘s TDE cover story in our upcoming Oct/Nov issue.  While Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith is the namesake and visionary behind the growing Top Dawg Ent. empire, it's T...

Ed. Note: The following interview with Kendrick Lamar is pulled from the outtakes from XXL's TDE cover story in our upcoming Oct/Nov issue.  When XXL sat down with Kendrick Lamar for his third appearance on the cover of the magazine, things had changed from when he appeared as part of 2011's Freshman Class. Hell, ma...