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XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Although mos...

During Snoop Dogg's SXSW keynote address, he revealed that he is developing an HBO drama with Allen Hughes, director of Menace II Society and Rodney Barnes, writer for The Boondocks. Fader reports that the series will center around a family living in L.A. in the earl...

In recent years, Austin's SXSW Festival has ballooned into a smorgasbord of genre mashups and big company promotions. But other than a dope, three week convergence of all things new in tech, film and music, SXSW is also a great place to network for young talent...

Suge Knight collapsed in court today after he was informed that his bail would be set at $25 million. In video footage obtained by TMZ, the former Death Row Records boss folded over in his seat, apparently unconscious, after the judge read the figure...

While we were in Atlanta with Rick Ross and Meek Mill, we got the chance to shoot a video to Meek Mill's "Ice Cream Freestyle." This is not the official music video, that will be released by MMG soon. Since Meek was released from prison back in December 2014, he’s been on a tear. The Philly pro...

XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the 10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Eric Bellinger ha...

XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Well$ starte...

For the first time, digital music streaming has surpassed physical CD sales in terms of profitability. According to the RIAA and Business Insider, 2014 saw CD sales slide 12.7% to $1.85 billion, while streaming sites like Spotify, Rdio and recent Apple acquisition Beats Music raked in $1.87 billio...

Chance the Rapper might need to add new suffixes to his stage name. The Chicago upstart is trying his hand in front of the camera, starring in the new short film Mr. Happy, which chronicles the troubles of a depressed, cuckolded young man who can't quite bring himself to end his own life. Ins...

Last night on the SXSW-themed episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Bill Murray told Kimmel about what happened in one of the most unlikely relationships in the entire entertainment industry. According to the cowboy hat-, cardigan- and short-short-wearing Murray, he and Ross recorded a song for a Christmas show, yet Ross didn't show up for the shoot. "If anyo...

Taylor Swift is a fan of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly album. The country/pop singer took to Twitter this morning to share her thoughts about the new album. Swift summed it up in one picture, posting a photo from her Vogue cover shoot with Karlie Kloss. When th...

As Nike and sneakerheads gear up for the second annual Air Max day on March 26, Nike has unveiled the very first Air Max sneaker, the Zero, created by Tinker Hatfield. After three decades of dominance in the sneaker world, Nike has decided to make the very first Air Max prototype, Air Max Zero, available for sneakerheads all over the world...