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It was reported yesterday (Oct. 7) that North West has her own personal stylist. The carefree life of a baby is already pretty great. But nothing compares to how incredible it must be to be a baby of the rich and powerful rappers in hip-hop...

Joe Budden lets loose a freebie to promote his #SomeLove series. Although this won't appear on neither his EP No Love Lost or LP All Love Lost, Budden and his Slaugherhouse homie Crooked I don't let up with the lyrical assault. Look out for Budden's EP in November...

Earlier this week, XXL sat down with the Wu-Tang Clan to talk about their new label deal with Warner Bros. Records and their upcoming sixth group album A Better TOmorrow. During our exclusive conversation with an introspective Ghostface Killah, however, Tony Starks reflected on the evening of March 8, 1997, when he ran into Notorious B.I.G....

Macklemore is known to be a true sneakerhead, and his love for the Jordan Brand has been well-documented through interviews and his music. Today, the "Thrift Shop" rapper took to his Instagram to show off a bit and stunt on the sneaker community with a pair of Player Exclusive Air Jordan 6's...

After a short promotional run on Twitter, Gunplay releases his mixtape Gunplay today. On the 19 track effort, the MMG rapper throws together previously released tracks, new joints, and some freestyles. Features include Cormega, Curren$y, Birdman, N...

In the first installment of Snootie Wild's Road To Go Mode, the Memphis rapper takes fans on a journey behind the making of his most recent project Go Mode. Through touring across the country to coming up with a specific sound for his music, Snootie Wild allows fans to dive into his thought process for creating the songs on the EP...

Coming off the success of his strongest effort to date, Because The Internet, Childish Gambino unexpectedly announced his first ever DJ Drama-helmed Gangsta Grillz mixtape, STN MTN, this August. The announcement left fans wondering would Gambino drop all original material or would he rap over other peoples beats...

In the midst of supporting Ab-Soul on his These Days tour, rising rapper Kembe X drops the video for "Attention Deficit Disorder." Set in his hometown of the Westside of Chicago, Kembe and his crew raid the city all the while showing off the rapper's low yet aggressive cadence. ...

This past weekend, XXL caught up with A$AP Ferg at the launch event of his clothing collection with Young & Reckless. Besides speaking to us about his recent partnership with the clothing brand, the Trap Lord gave us a brief update on his upcoming sophomore LP. As o...

Iconic Queensbridge rapper, Nas, has a lot on his plate lately. After recently signing two prominent artists (Bishop Nehru and Dave East) to his new label Mass Appeal and successfully debuting his documentary, Time Is Illmatic, Nas still manages to keep himself doing what he loves most, music. Las...

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