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The Bay’s Blanco and The Jacka have a new project called Game Over, which pays tributes to a ton of classic Nintendo games. Properly named after Rampage, Donkey Kong and others, producer Bedrock throws it back to the 16-bit era. You can stream the LP that contains features by Styles P, Freddie Gibbs, Trae The Truth and others below. ...

In a recent interview Pharrell made one thing clear, that he will not compete with Jay Z. Speaking of a time earlier in his career where he sought out rappers to compete against, the super producer now says that those days are behind him and are a bad representation of the man he is today...

Start your Monday off with one of the toughest battles in Eye Candy history. If you had to choose between these two drop dead gorgeous women, who would you choose? Draya Michele Or Cyn Santana?

Photography By: Adrian J. Meet Saudi Arabia's new hip-hop hope. Just weeks before Ghetto Disneyland drops on Apr. 7, get familiar with the versatile MC who once vibed out in the studio with Timbaland. Name: $kinny Age: 25 Hometown: Born and raised in Saudi Arabia...

Iggy Azalea’s The New Classic arrives on Apr. 15. Before the album comes in full, we get a leaked track from it called “Impossible Is Nothing.” The inspirational record finds Iggy rapping about overcoming the odds. Stream the track above. ...

Its been one week since the release of Lil Boosie and he’s staying busy. After delivering a new collaboration with Webbie, Boosie Boo shares with us today his track called “Came2DaCan.” Featuring vocals by incarcerated rapper C-Murder, its another reason that only very few MCs can make dope street music. Check it out abo...

RondoNumbaNine has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that occurred in February. The Chicago Tribune reports that the rising Chicago rapper Clint Massey is currently being held at $2 million bail. “Massey, of the 6600 block of South Honore Street in the West Englewood neighborhood, was allegedly one of two gunmen who fatally shot Javan Boyd early on Feb. 22, ... R

Iggy Azalea's album, The New Classic, will finally hit shelves on April 15. After unveiling the cover art for the LP a few weeks ago, today, the Aussie rapper reveals the track list for her debut album. The list is slightly different from the songs the Def Jam rapper revealed last August...

Popular restaurant chain Chipotle is suing Odd Future crooner, Frank Ocean claiming the entertainer backed out of an ad campaign after he was already paid for the gig. The Mexican eating establishment claims they paid Ocean $212,500 to contribute vocals to an upcoming commercial...

Young Dro pays homage to the late great Notorious B.I.G. on the 17th anniversary of the Brooklyn bar layer's death with the new track, "Notorious D.R.O." Channeling his inner Big Poppa flow, the Grand Hustle rapper spits over a version of Big's single "Hypnotize...

From everyone celebrating the 17th anniversary of the passing of Notorious BIG to Nicki Minaj taking some steamy shower shots, this week on Instagram was certainly all over the place. Check out that and a bunch more on XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week...

As promised, Big K.R.I.T. closes out the week with his seventh new release in seven days. Today, we get a trailer for the Mississippi MC's forthcoming sophomore album Cadillatica which is slated to drop this fall. Also, check out the week's previous releases, below...