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One of Chicago's most anticipated up-and-comers has joined forces with French Montana's Coke Boys imprint. Recent Executive Vice President of Def Jam Shawn "Pecas" Costner took to Twitter today to announce that Lil Durk has joined French's Coke Boys imprint...

Last week, XXL showed the cover art to Wale's anticipated third album The Gifted—now, here's the complete tracklist. Earlier today, the Maybach Music MC released the 16-song tracklist to his impending third solo effort, which is due in stores June 25 via Atlantic. The album spor...

Wale is pulling out all the stops for his third studio album, The Gifted. We’ve seen recent studio sessions with him and Rihanna, recording the remix to “Bad” that should be releasing shortly. To follow-up the success of “Bad,” the MMG rapper delivers “Love Hate Thing.” It features somber singing and ha...

May is coming to a close, and that means that most schools around the country will be out for summer. With that in mind, XXL decided to dig into the archives and look back at some of our favorite rappers when they were still in school. Now, her...

This week in the world of Twitter, Kanye West announced the project of his newest visuals across the globe, Diddy trolled the world with Downton Diddy, Lil Wayne discussed his daughter's graduation, French Montana announced Coke Boys South and more. Als...

Wale unveils the cover art to his upcoming studio album The Gifted. The project drops June 25, just in the middle of summer to heat up the airways. The art is definitely eye catching. The anticipation for the DMV native MC third studio album should increase with this cover. You can check...

If hip-hop is a young man's game, then Casey Veggies has a head start on most other current players. With a career that dates back five years to his 2007 debut mixtape Customized Greatly Vol. 1, the California rapper has put in an impressive amount of leg work, especially for someone who's only 19 years old...

A few days ago, Pusha T started a new vlog series with Mass Appeal called "Tour Life," in which he teases his upcoming album and gives fans a sneak peak at his ongoing tour with Fabolous. Meanwhile, Wiz Khalifa released the third part of the season finale for his popular "DayToday" series. ...

The NBA playoffs are in full-swing, and with only four series left, it's coming down to the final moment to determine which team's the league champion. But the NBA playoffs aren't only good watching high intensity basketball; they're also prime events at which to see your favorite rapper (if you're into that kinda thing)...

This week on the Twittersphere, Gucci Mane announces Chief Keef joining his Brick Squad clique, Rihanna and Rick Ross tease new music, Glasses Malone sounds-off on rap-run labels, and Iggy Azalea discusses her Dorito-heavy dietary habits...

This week in the Twittersphere, Kanye West sent fans into a tizzy when he revealed a possible release date for his next album, Tyler the Creator took Dr. Boyce Watkins to task and Iggy Azalea let the journalists everywhere know to step their game up...

Over the past few years, Chicago's Rockie Fresh has been carving a niche for himself as one of hip-hop's most sonically eclectic up-and-comers. The 22-year-old rapper has released five mixtapes in his four-year career, with his most recent project Electric Highway garnering near-universal acclaim. Per ...