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What a love-fest. The Weeknd's King of the Fall Tour stopped at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where a bevy of rappers showed up in support of the R&B crooner. While Jhene Aiko and Schoolboy Q delivered on their respective ends to warm up the stage for Abel, the likes of Kanye West, French Montana, and Puff Daddy were in attendance to cheer them all on. ...

Rapper and actor, LL Cool J, took a break from working on his 15th studio album G.O.A.T. 2 to stop by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (Oct. 10) to talk about getting his start in the music business, Def Jam's 30th Anniversary, and more. While ch...

One thing rappers know how to do very well is turn the club from 0 to 100 real quick. From Waka Flocka to Rich Homie Quan, check out 7 rappers getting turned up in the club. Loading Last fucking night!!!!! View on Instagram @-webkit-keyframes"dkaXkpbBxI"{ 0%{opacity:0...

Rising Houston rapper, Young Marqus recently teamed up with H-Town heavyweight Kirko Bangz in an effort to highlight the city's young prospering talent. The two paired up for "The Young Dons Of Houston," an initiative that shines light on the new generation of H-Town rappers...

G-Unit is back to soundtrack your Friday. This time, Kidd Kidd, Young Buck and Tony Yayo go in with drug-dealing bars over Troy Ave's "All About The Drug Money." Pure fire. Previously: Watch XXL’s G-Unit Reunion Documentary, Part Two Watch XXL’s G-Unit Reunion Documentary, Part One The Best Quotes From XXL’s G-Unit Documentary, Part One

As one of the more sustainable characters on the Love & Hip-Hop franchise, Yandy Smith has literally been attached to the VH1 reality saga since its inception in 2011. Many even do not know that Yandy is partially the reason that the show exists in the first place, as she brought the idea over to Mona Scott-Young years ago and the two later developed the series. In...

Believe it or not but when it comes to hip-hop, celebrities from all different walks of entertainment can't wait to get a taste. From Aziz Ansari in Jay Z and Kanye West's "Otis" video to James Brown in MC Hammer's "2 Legit 2 Quit," there have been more instances that not when celebs have made cameos in hip-hop videos...

A3C is one of the premiere festivals in Atlanta featuring over 500 performances from some of hip-hop's most promising and respected artists from all over. XXL is on the ground to give day-to-day recaps of what's going down during their 10-year celebration...

Colin Kaepernick said he was fined $10K for wearing Beats by Dre after the game Sunday. — Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoCSN) October 9, 2014 The NFL's ban on Beats By Dre headphones has claimed its first victim. After wearing the headphones during his press conference following the San Francisco 49ers victory over Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was fined $10,000. Kaep ... Rea

During last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live episode (Oct. 9), ScHoolboy Q's mother participated in another segment of "Words From Your Mother," a segment in which a rapper's mom recites lyrics from one of the rapper's song. Mac Miller's mom recently participated in the hilarious segment...

"Im probably not the normal person you would see in a toothpaste ad," says Bun B in the beginning of a new Rembrandt toothpaste commercial. That is likely the most truthful shit Bun has ever said in his career full of trill statements. The Houston native is part of REMBRANDT toothpaste's new ad campaign and stars alongside a chef and comic book creator that focuses on people who have ta

G-Unit graces the cover of XXL's October/November issue, and along with the cover story in the print edition comes a two-part roundtable on rap's ultimate crew. Earlier this week we brought you part one of the roundtable doc featuring 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck and newest member Kidd Kidd, and today comes the second installment in the series. ...