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The breakup of Odd Future has predictably sent the group's diehard legion of fans into a frenzy.  Yesterday (June 18), a fan posted a lengthy tirade about Tyler, The Creator called called "I'm done with Tyler" on OFWGKTA's Reddit page. The...

Fashion and music come together to make one interesting video. Presented by Red Bull Catwalk Studios, A$AP Ferg's new track, "Water," and the New York MC himself star in a new fashion film. The visual was designer Astrid Andersen's most recent catwalk presentation in London...

At the red carpet of premiere for the hip-hop documentary Fresh Dressed, Nas spoke on the recent shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. (June 17) that left nine innocent people dead. “Mental illness is something that I wish we could detect earlier on...detect that and vaccina...

Drake's clothing brand, October's Very Own, continues to push new apparel every month and this time, it's no different. For the 2015 summer, October's Very Own has unveiled their new lookbook that features a wide range of garments. The upcoming OVO clothing line drop will consists of crewneck sweaters, hoodies, sweat pants, shorts, graphic tees, tote bags and 5-panel caps...

The Jordan Brand will go back in time with its next Air Jordan release. Inspired by Michael Jordan's jaw-dropping dunk in Trieste, Italy, during an exhibition game, the Jordan Brand will release a "Shattered Backboard" Air Jordan 1 silhouette...

Deniro Farrar drops his Cliff of Death II EP. The 7-track project is a follow up to Farrar's 2012 Cliff of Death. He reunites with one half of Bay Area-based production duo Blue Sky Black Death, this time only calling on Young God for the beats. Featured on the project...

This week, SoundCloud announced a new change they will be implementing to the highly-popular streaming service. According to their press release, the site will be implementing a 24-hour streaming limit of 15,000 plays. This limit applies to all songs streamed via developer applications that use the site's API outside of the site's actual network...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) GoldLink is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list 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. Earlier this week, we kic...

Salute, Mack!

ScienZe drops a new song titled "South Bronx" that is a must add for your playlist. The Brooklyn native shows off his flow, switching in between styles while rapping about a young Queen in a beautiful city. "Late night up in the park/All I see is crescent moons/Flat tops all sharp, word/The Shawties walk how they walk/When the cabs hit the breeze/Such a sight such a nob/Big thangs,

Earlier today (June 18), Def Jam founder and hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons stopped by Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning to discuss a bevy of issues, including yesterday's grisly mass murder in Charleston, South Carolina. And while Simmons had plenty to say about that, he didn't mince words for his hometown of New York. "There's...