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After recently finalizing a blockbuster deal for his own television network, Revolt, Puff is back making moves among the music makers. Now, the mogul has taken on the role as R&B artist Jeremih’s manager. Rap-Up recently caught up with the Def Jam crooner at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards where he revealed the new union. “As ...

There were a lot of big moments during last night’s BET Awards. Naturally, Twitter was lively with everyone joining in on the conversation. Several things were memorable, but our personal favorites range from Charlie Wilson’s killer performance to Kendrick Lamar’s heartfelt acceptance speech for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist. And just like an...

Yesterday, Samsung debuted it's long-awaited app for Jay-Z's upcoming 12th studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. Now, take a look at the exclusive commercial that came with the app. Diddy's Revolt TV took a video of the Samsung app playing the third ad from Hov's video series of Magna Carta In the video, Jay-Z breaks down the album's song "Holy Grail," and how its relates to the culminati

While Diddy has always been a business-minded mogul in a rapper/producer's body, with his latest venture he's hoping to move beyond the confines of rap and embrace culture as a whole. Diddy's Revolt TV, a cable network that recently announced its distribution via Time Warner Cable, is currently in its planning stages with Diddy passionately curating a new kind of network...

It looks like Diddy's Revolt TV has found its home with one of America's biggest cable providers. According to Revolt's website, Diddy's fledgling music channel has inked a national carriage deal with Time Warner Cable. Revolt TV will be available to all Time Warner Cable subscribers when it officially launches this fall...

Endorsement deals are just the tip of the iceberg in hip-hop these days—from Mac Miller to T.I., nearly every rapper has been snagging his or her own TV show. And with Rick Ross joining the cast of Starz's upcoming series Magic City, it looks like more and more of hip-hop's finest plan on taking their talents to the small screen. Now, X...

Over the past few years, autobiographies have become a staple in hip-hop side-hustles. Everyone from J-Zone to Jay-Z have penned memoirs, many of which went on to earn acclaim from critics and fans alike. Despite the bevy of autobiographical works available, there's a whole host of artists and industry figures sit down and pen their life stories for the fans...

Things get weird in The Lonely Island's newest release "Go Kindergarten". Off The Wack Album, which is out today,"Go Kindergarten" sees Diddy and Paul Rudd lose their inhibitions when they enter a nightclub under the spell of the wacky trio. Diddy's ...

21 Great Artists Name Dropped On J. Cole's 'Born Sinner'

Words can't really do this video justice. Just watch it and then watch it again. How about these airport employees though? Just acting as if the Diddy Jet Dance isn't happening right in front of them. Seriously what's wrong with those guys...

A few weeks ago, XXL sat down with Freshmen Class of 2013 alum Trinidad Jame$ to discuss the impact of his music, during which he assessed that conscious hip-hop is no longer viable option in the music business. Although Jame$'s comments are geared towards his music's influence on rap's growing "Molly" subculture, the statement got XXL's editorial staff thinking: is conscious, political