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Bow Wow Gets Impersonated On ‘Catfish’
Adding an unexpected new twist to the series, a girl actually claimed to be dating Bow Wow on the latest segment of MTV's Catfish series. After maintaining relations with who she thought was the rapper for a significant amount of time, her suspicions grew to the point where she undoubtedly put a phone call in to the show's notable hosts, Nev and Max...
Bun B Has Had A Huge Influence On Big K.R.I.T.’s Career
Although many may have witnessed the two southern cohorts perform at the AC3 festival in Atlanta over the weekend, most are unaware of the actual impact Bun B has had on Big K.R.I.T.'s career. Detailing that UGK had an influence on his music way before even meeting Bun B, K...
Diddy Isn’t As Rich As Forbes Says He Is
According to Diddy, although he may be flattered by Forbes placing him at the number one spot on the "Cash Kings 2013" list with a whooping $580 million dollars, the mogul insists that he does not actually have that money in the bank.
"I ac...
Da Mafia 6ix Terrorizes The Streets In New Video
Releasing the track just last week, Da Mafia 6ix presents the video for "Go Hard" featuring Yelawolf. In the slow motion video, the group turns up as much as possible while terrorizing everything in their path in the chopped and screwed clip.
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Nelly Doesn’t Want To Pay Taxes
Being that the government is shut down, Nelly believes that taxes should get a temporary axe also. With reasoning that taxes are collected in order for the government to run cohesively, and at the moment the government is not running, the rapper thinks that U...
50 Cent’s New Show Will Shine A New Light On Reality TV
With his new reality show just debuting, 50 Cent says that his new series will breathe fresh air into the reality TV realm. Noting that most real life based shows tend to dwell on action packed drama, the mogul maintains that with "Dream School," he's attempting to provide life changing opportunities to less fortunate teens...
Eminem Survives War In His New Video
As Call Of Duty plays out in the background, Eminem conquers an entire city in his new video "Survival." In the clip, the rapper looks back over his life, all the while divulging the saying that only the strong survive.
In the action packed visual, Em introduces fans to an array of lively happenings. Wit...
Pusha T Relives Life On The Streets In “Nosetalgia”
While breaking down his record "Nosetalgia" featuring Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T gave grave insight into his upbringing. Reflecting on his life as a troubled teen, the rapper relived times of surviving the street life, causing havoc with his parents, and losing friends to gun violence...
10 Rappers Raised By Single Moms
When Tupac raps "ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place," there are indeed many rappers that can solemnly agree to that statement. As quite a few rappers were raised with absent fathers, it's a wonder how these women were able to make due...
?uestlove Once Freaked Out Q-Tip
Giving a little insight on his decision to teach a music course at NYU, ?uestlove explains in a recent interview that being a professor is one job he was born to do. Deeming himself a "music snob", The Roots drummer explains that his musical genius traces back to his early days and that it once even freaked out A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip ...
SBOE Reigns The Streets In Their New Video
Slow Bucks Over Everything finally drops off the video to their hype anthem "LITT." Teaming with Meek Mill and Fabolous in the clip, the boys turn up the club, the street and just about every place they touch down at.
The track appears on the SBOE mixtape, All We Got Is Us...
Top Rapper Vlogs You Should Be Watching
With an abundance of rapper vlogs out there, XXL thought it appropriate to gather a list of some of the most appealing ones to watch. Kendrick Lamar, Tyga, Big Boi, Diddy, French Montana and a bunch more all made the list; each adding a unique touch to their online video series...