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Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) XXL's 2015 Freshman Class was revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Last Mond...

Talib Kweli dropped a compilation of rare, unreleased and B-side tracks called Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol. 1 as a surprise last night (July 7). Featuring long time collbaortors like Hit Tek, Kanye West, Yasiin Bey and DJ Quik, the project features 10 tracks that have popped up over the years either as mixtape cuts or loosies but have never been found

RZA and bassist Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down will finally be dropping new music under their duo name, Achozen. The duo got together in 2005 but only managed to release a handful of music, including "Deuces" and "Salute/Sacrifice". Now ten ...

It started with a downpour that soaked the masses and ended with an outpouring of emotion the size of Central Park. Last night's first annual #STEEZDay, put together by Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era to honor their fallen comrade Capital STEEZ on what would have been his 22nd birthday, contained everything in between...

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is throwing a cruise party with Waka Flocka Flame. You you didn't read that wrong. The party will take place Feb. 19-22, 2016, with the ship making its way from Miami to the Gronkowski's private island in the Bahamas, which is appropriately called "Gronk Island." Brooke Evers...

We coming home to give the city the greatest concert ever! @liltunechi A photo posted by Cortez Bryant (@tezzington) on Jul 7, 2015 at 3:03pm PDT Lil Wayne will be returning to New Orleans later this summer for the inaugural Lil Weezyana Festival...

To help celebrate the championship season Stephen Curry had, Under Armour introduces a new silhouette from the Curry line dubbed as the "Friends and Family" Curry 1 Low. Featuring a white leather and synthetic upper, Under Armour keeps this Curry 1 Low clean with an all-white colorway while gold accents compliment the UA branding featured on the side, tongue and interior of the shoe... R

Taylor Gang plus one.

Remember when you thought Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj were engaged? (You weren't alone, T.I. congratulated the couple at a restaurant.) Well, despite backtracking on that ring that was all over Instagram, Meek seems to be all in. In a recent interview, the Philadelphia rapper--whose Dreams Worth More Than Money was just released--was asked if Nicki was pregnant, and when his response made it to soc

Suge Knight was told by a Los Angeles County judge today that he must stand trial for murder even though a key witness—Cle "Bone" Sloan, the surviving victim that was allegedly run over by Knight back in January—refused to identify the former music mogul in court. The AP reports, Thomas A. ...

Paying homage to one of the most legendary groups in hip-hop, Modify Watches brings the ruckus with their new collection of Wu-Tang Clan-inspired timepieces. Representing for the likes of the RZA, GZA, ODB, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna, the Wu-Tang timepieces by Modify Watches rep for one of the greatest rap groups of all time by includi

Before the release of Migos' debut album YRN: The Album, the trio puts out another record titled "Pipe It Up." Quavo, Takeoff and Offset are using the high octane songs to introduce a new lingo in hip-hop: pipe it up. "Y’all remember—be...