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The biggest story outside of the Jay Z and Solange fight is the Donald Sterling saga. Sterling recently on CNN and chopped it up with Anderson Cooper for one of the most bizarre interview you'll will ever see. Seriously, it's a publicist worst nightmare. ...

During an essay as part of his six-part series with Vulture, Roots drummer Questlove discusses the notion of "black cool" and how today's artists cannot match the cool effect of artists and figures like Miles Davis, Betty Davis, Muhammad Ali, Richard Pryor, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, Angela Davis and Prince...

For 13 non-sequential weeks, Disney’s Frozen soundtrack has been at No. 1. This week, Now That”s What I Call Music! 50 debuts with 153,000 copies that knocks out Frozen and puts the compilation at the top. In the world of hip-hop, Tech N9ne’s Strangeulation (which was billed as Tech N9ne Collabos), lands at No. 5 on the Billboa...

Hit Boy and the HS87 crew presents the video for "Grindin My Whole Life." Speaking of their ruthless grind and by any means necessary attitudes, the group unveils a quite dope visual. "Grindin My Whole Life" appears on their We The Plug project, due out on May 27...

Cam'ron brings Dipset back together in his new "It’s Still Dipset, You Dipsh*ts" video. Produced by A-Trak and with Juelz on the hook, the clip stands true to the title and it's certainly good to see the Harlem movement reunited. Cam even throws Dame Dash in the mix to do what he does best, talk ish. "...

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In 2007 XXL changed the landscape of hip-hop’s breeding ground by tapping a crop of promising up-and-coming rappers to grace one of its covers. Tagged “Leaders of the New School,” the group featured a mix of MCs who’d recently made waves with their debuts (Rich Boy, Plies, Lil Boosie) and others who’d built a strong buzz in anticipation for their first major-label look (Saigon, Papoose, Joell Orti

Jay Z  seems to be getting over the drama caused from the video leak of his elevator fight with Solange. After being spotted with wife Beyoncé Monday at the Nets v. Heat playoff game, Jay Z confirmed that they would be at Kim and Kanye’s wedding. It was rumored t...

As a member of XXL's newest class of Freshmen it can be expected that you can turn the heightened attention into positive cashflow. But for at least one member of the class, money ain't a thing. Kevin Gates spoke with DJ Whoo Kid about his life before he connected with a major label...

Jay Z and Solange fight gets animated and it's pretty hilarious. The people at Kartoon Management put together a nice animated short of the elevator fight for your enjoyment. The voice-over is pretty funny, it follows the Twitter theme of #WhatJayZSaidToSolange. Wat...

Last night on Jimmy Fallon, the renowned host weighed the pros and cons of Kanye and Kim Kardashian's upcoming wedding. From talk of the ceremony appearing on the new season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians to jokes of Kanye being his own best man, Fallon crafted up a quite funny segment...

Fool's Gold owner, world-renowned DJ, and accomplished producer, A-Trak, recently sat down with VladTV to discuss his collaborative EP with Cam'Ron called, Federal Reserve. While discussing how the project came together, A-Trak revealed that Killa is actually a gracious host and cooked many a meals for A-Trak and the team while recording at Cam's abode. ...