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Over the past three weeks, we've rolled out the XXL Freshmen 2014 profiles, highlighting the interviews, behind the scenes photos, Freshmen stat boxes, and, maybe most importantly, the Freshmen Freestyles. Now that you've heard from Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk and Jarren Benton, w

T-Pain Sings The SpongeBob Squarepants Theme The title really says it all. We could try and search for deeper meaning here, but here are the cold hard facts: T-Pain came into the XXL office, we played Jenga for 20 mins, and when asked what his favorite TV show was, he said SpongeBob SquarePants with little to no hesitation...

As LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been the talk of not only the sports world lately, but just about every media outlet on the planet, 50 Cent now gives his take on the Sterling saga...

Today we gave you Brooklyn's own Troy Ave. as part of  XXL‘s 2014 Freshmen list revealed last Mon., May 5, on BET’s 106 & Park.  The BSB leader celebrated his spo...

Go behind the scenes with the girls of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out in their June/July Eye Candy photo shoot—you can thank us later. Kaylin Garcia, Sasha DelValle and Grace Ko prove that comedy isn't the only reason people are tuning in to the MTV staple, with a photo shoot so mind-numbingly hot, we had to send the interns home with doctor's notes. P...

The images from the Jay Z and Solange scuffle have successfully burned themselves into our retinas, and given the media onslaught over the last week the end is not within sight. 50 cent was the first to provide some comedic relief to this evolving tale of elevator drama by recording a voice-over to the TMZ footage- found but once the dust settles we're sure that there will be no shortage of spoof

The Ty Dolla $ign freshman class day is now well under way, but where did it all begin? You've seen the Freestyle and the freshmen profile page, but now we're giving you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the moment when Ty Dolla was told that he would be a part of The Dirty Dozen...

The 2014 XXL Freshman Class cover shoot was insane, wild and utterly incredible, but above all, it was shrouded in mystery. With 12 artists coming in from across the country—complete with entourages, managers and family members—as well multiple photo and video crews, the result was a day that would inspire a serious case of FOMO for any hip-hop fan. Well, X...

Miss out on the top stories in rap and Hip-Hop this week? Don't worry, we've got your back here at XXL so that you never have to feel out of the loop. We compiled the most viewed stories of the week and chopped them up into 1 easy to share GIF. Get Curr...

Online dating is gaining popularity faster than you can say; "I got catfished by a 45 year-old dude living in his parents basement for the 3rd time this month." With this is mind, and the news that Big Sean split from long-time girl friend and all around retina scorcher, Naya Rivera, we found ourselves wondering would happen if these two returned to single life as mere mortals, without t

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After several attempts at releasing a proper follow-up to 2009's Asleep In The Bread Aisle, Asher Roth is finally ready to deliver a memorable LP. On Saturday, the former XXL Freshman performed selective cuts from RetroHash, as well as classics in his music catalog at The Westway in NYC that brought the house down...