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"No Flex Zone" is becoming 2014's next "0 to 100" freestyle necessity. So far, it's surpassing the latter in terms of being worthwhile. Nicki Minaj dropped her "No Flex Zone" remix earlier this week, then Pusha T flexed his lyrical/coke dealin' muscle on the same track...

Bobby Shmurda, the Brooklyn rapper everyone has been talking about these past couple of months, has signed to Epic Records. The 20-year-old MC exploded onto the rap scene after his viral video “Hot N***a” and his Schmoney Dance Vine took over the Internet. It sparked...

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As anticipation grows for the release of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, more and more bumps in the road continue to arise. After the Universal Pictures produced film released a blatantly racist casting call earlier today through Sande Alessi Casting, all hell broke loose...

  UPDATE 6:11pm The Roots have issued the following statement: The Roots Family are devastated to announce the passing of Richard Nichols, the band’s longtime manager, after a long battle with leukemia. Nichols, 55, a Philadelphia native, managed the band from its inception in 1992, and was instrumental in every aspect of The Roots’ creative, cultural, and professional life  over the past two dec

Yo Gotti releases his new single off The Art Of Hustle with XXL today. The Memphis rapper, who released his successful album I Am last year, is kicking off the campaign with “Errrbody.” On the street Nonstop-produced banger, Gotti calls out the rap game and how everyone is starting to act similarly and chasing after the same ambitions. “Errrbody ...

Casey Veggies is steadily supplying his fans with new music. After releasing his Hit-Boy-produced track "The Boy", last week, Young Veggies comes through with "BackFlip." On this money-stacking anthem dedicated to the strippers, Iamsu! is both the featured rapper and producer...

Hip-Hop Junkies: Stuart Scott The black sportscaster who is down with rap. Words: Bonsu Thompson Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the January/February 2001 issue of XXL Magazine. If you're a die-hard sports fan, you have to watch ESPN. And ...

Drake's on top, he's been there for a while, and he doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Haters can hate, but it won't matter. Interview: Thomas Golianopoulos Images: Jonathan Mannion One of the biggest rappers in the world lives on a busy street in Yorkville, an upscale neighborhood in Toronto fi lled with designer boutiques, European tourists and gelato shops...

Cleveland is coming to New York City. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will perform at their first ever show at SOBs on August 11. Come experience the event of a lifetime, as the legendary hip-hop group bon reunite for a night you don't want to miss. Lim...

The USA Mens Basketball team recently unveiled the new jerseys they'll be wearing at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. USA BAsketball has always been dominant when it comes to international play, but with the NBA growing in numbers with foreign players the competition should be more difficult than the years before...

As the summer is in full swing and THOTs are too, XXL decided to show a little love for the rappers who cuff in the summer too. Check out, "9 Rappers Kickin' It With Their Boos."