year-end 2014

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Hip-hop has been morphing into a singles-driven genre for years now, and 2014 seemed to be the year when individual songs mattered more than ever. Tracks like "Loyal" and "We Dem Boyz" ruled the first half of the year before "Tuesday," "CoCo" and "I Don't Fuck With You" emerged to dominate the airwaves in the second half...

2014 is almost over. It's been a big year for hip-hop with a lot of memorable moments. While a lot of the huge ones made headlines, others slipped under the radar. Here's five of the biggest hip-hop moments that no one seem to care about...

After a year that included chart topping singles, beefs, and sex tape rumors, there's no question that Iggy Azalea was one of the most talked about celebs of 2014. Here are some of her biggest moments of the year. Forbes Magazine Runs An Article On Iggy Azalea Entitled 'Hip-Hop Is Run By A White, Blonde, Australian Woman,' Then Changes It Forbes Magazine caused quite the controversy earlier this

In 2014, the line between free mixtape and for-sale EP blurred more than ever, as SoundCloud releases and Datpiff exclusives wound up on iTunes and Amazon with increasing regularity. But that didn't take away from the overall quality of the year...

This past year has been many things: a rejuvenation for the West Coast, another major year for Atlanta and a coronation of sorts for DJ Mustard. But across the board, sentiment has been that 2014 was a down year for hip-hop. But that doesn't mean that there wasn't still great rap music that was made...

The year is coming to an end, and that means it's time to look back and reflect on a year full of ups and downs. While some have considered this to be a down year in hip-hop, there have still been plenty of memorable moments, both under the radar and squarely in the mainstream...

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It's Christmas, and the long slow dirge of year-end lists continues. This time, we're focusing on the artwork that defined a year, for better or for worse. Whether it was Nicki Minaj stamping her thumbprint on the hip-hop world once and for all, YG showing the planet that he put his money where his mouth was or Young Thug plastering his face on the body of Wiz Khalifa—wait, what?—here...

This has been a great year for XXL’s Web Candies. We had plenty of gorgeous women on our site. So we complied a list of the Web Candies Of The Week with the most views. Hope you enjoy and happy holidays! Web Candy Of The Week: Key Jones Feb. 10 Stats M...

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