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With the passing of Fast & Furious superstar Paul Walker, the holidays approaching, and everyone indulging in winter mischief; hip-hop had a mixture of emotions on Instagram this week. Scroll through.

It was Thanksgiving this week and hip-hop's ballers have a lot to be thankful for! As the holiday festivities commenced, rappers showed out their new cars, flew in private jets and played board games with racks of cash. With Black Friday today, we can only imagine what expensive purchases rappers will be flashing in the near future...

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You only have to peruse the lyrics of rap's cultural elites to get a glimpse that hip-hop has a growing appreciation of the classical arts. Whether it is Jay Z, A$AP Rocky or Rick Ross, everybody seems to be jacking for Basquiats these days...

Something really awesome happened recently. The legendary Jimmy Page, from rock outfit Led Zeppelin, mashed his own Led Zep track “Ramble On” with the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize.” You don’t always see that type of inter-mingling happening between the world of rock and rap, but it's usually special. For a while, Led Zeppelin has b...

The hot rumor floating about gossip circles today is that Drake is now dating model/actress/rock scion Zoë Kravitz. In a candid photo circulating online, Drizzy and Ms. Kravitz were snapped together riding on a tour bus. If the rumors are true and Drake and Zoë are indeed canoodling, they would be added to the growing legion of hip-hop power couples making moves together. XXL h...

Instagram was full of ups and downs this week in the world of hip-hop. With Drake showing off some new icy OVO jewels and Chris Brown leaving rehab, followers got a mix of emotions. As DJ Khaled also made a trip to the hospital and Swizz Beatz showed off some new art, things were really all over the place...

Winter is coming... As the weather slowly chills and the crushing inevitability of winter snow becomes imminent, our minds drift to warm summer breezes and the soft touch of white sand between our toes. With the city sure to freeze, it might be time to escape it all and go on vacation...

Since the days of Adidas tracksuits and gold chains as thick as gym rope, fashion has played an integral part in the culture of hip-hop. 40 years after the advent of the culture, hip-hop has produced its fair share of style icons that have blazed the trails into mainstream fashion quarters...

It comes as no surprise to anyone that Rick Ross makes his presence felt. His stature, his growl, his often shirtless existence—these are all things that Ross uses to notify the world that the Bawse is in the building. But what about on the track? A...

A rare 1995 documentary has surfaced giving viewers an inside look at the life of the Notorious B.I.G. Traveling back to stash spots, his mom's crib, and a bunch of his other hang-outs in Brooklyn; the feature follows him around really giving insight into his day to day life...

By the time Monday rolls around, although just the day before, it's almost as if the weekend is light years away. Even though we have a few long days until we will again be graced by the beauty of those three days, that shouldn't leave room for lack of hope...