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UPDATE (Sept. 2, 4 p.m.): Meek also dropped three other new tracks plus a rep at Atlantic Records confirmed that the release date isn't pushed back. Listen to "Gettin' Money," "Get Clapped," and "Am I Wrong" below. ------ Unfortunately, Meek Mill is in jail for probation violation stemming from a 2009 drug and gun case...

Photography By: Joe Chea Labor Day is reserved for folks to enjoy a Monday off, so why not celebrate it in style? Fools Gold hosts a series of Day Off festivals in Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami and New York. For their NY stop, A-Trak and his crew gathered an eclectic mix of artists—everyone from Bernmar to The Lox—for an all-day affair that was enjoyable. The turn u...

Iggy Azalea and her baller boyfriend Nick Young have been spending a lot of time together lately. They even hang out at the Lakers practice facility. (Maybe it was bring your girlfriend to work day?) In any event, Nick Young posted a video to his Instagram account showing the “Fancy” rapper hitting a pretty nice behind the backboard trick shot. Watch the ...

During the season finale of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians', viewers finally got the chance to get an insider's look at Kanye and Kim K's wedding. While there were a lot of very up close and personal moments that viewers got to witness, such as the wedding rehearsal, and their kiss, what was perhaps one of the more interesting moments of the episode was when Kim revealed what she gave to Kanye a

50 Cent is making sure his comeback is being felt in hip-hop. When he’s not occupying himself with his beef with Floyd Mayweather, Fif has made it his priority to reassemble G-Unit and help reignite the careers of Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. At t...

The on-going Chris Brown assault case stemming from a brawl outside a D.C. hotel that landed Breezy in jail for over 100 days due to a probation violation seems to finally be resolved. During a plea hearing in the Nation's Capital, Brown apologized to the court and said that the case had derailed his career for the past year. ...

Yeezy season approaching? With fans everywhere waiting anxiously for Kanye's follow up to his critically acclaimed Yeezus album, and getting a taste of what will perhaps be the first single off of his next album, it is safe to say that fans everywhere rejoiced in unison when, during last night's (Sept...

Last week, former Death Row CEO Suge Knight was shot at a pre-VMA party at a club in West Hollywood, adding to what seems to be the rap executive's almost never ending trouble. Suge was shot 6 times during the incident last week, and had to be rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, where surgery was performed on him...

50 Cent bought his son a miniature Mercedes Benz for his second birthday. The G-Unit head honcho got his son Sire with a little black Mercedes-Benz convertible and shared pics of the present. No Big 50 and little 50 have matching cars...

P. Reign releases his new mixtape Dear America a week before he drops his EP next Tuesday. Guests include Drake, Future, Waka, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky and more. Stream and download below.—Marvin Jules P Reign - Dear America

Update (Sept. 4 1:22 p.m.): G-Unit's The Beast Is G-Unit EP will be released in Oct. They made the announcement when they chopped it up with Hot 97. ---- Original Story: Last Sunday, to everyone's surprise, G-Unit released their first project in 7 years when they dropped their The Beauty of Independence EP, and pretty much everyone thought it was hot. The 6 tr...

Update (Sept 3 6:34 p.m.): A representative of Bobby Shmurda has contacted XXL to clarify this situation. The beat that was sent to Shmurda was sent months ago to Lil Bibby for Free Crack 2 and there is absolutely no beef/war between Shmurda's team and the current XXL Freshman. Shmurda didn't ...