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This past Monday was Memorial Day, some of hip-hop's biggest stars made sure to use their day off wisely by holding a wild bash. Lil Wayne, Diddy, Meek Mill and many more took to Las Vegas for a massive pool side party. But not every rapper used the holiday to party in style—Jay-Z and Beyonce kicked it at the beach, while Chief Keef and his friends took to an indoor paintball game. Clic... Read Mo

This week in the world of hip-hop Instagrams, two bitterly embattled foes—Nicki Minaj and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg—finally meet for a long-awaited interview. At the same time, Jay Rock and Freddie Gibbs link up with Adidas, while Snoop Dogg ups the ante on bottle service. And for so...

News broke yesterday that Chief Keef was arrested for driving 110mph in a 55 mph zone. While speeding tickets are pretty common occurrence, the incident marks the second time in two weeks in which Keef found himself behind bars. If last week's marijuana arrest is any indication of how he handled his legal woes, it's likely that will see the GBE rapper laugh his arrest off with another mugshot Twee

This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, Kanye West teases the full lyrics of "Black Skin Head," Chief Keef and Katy Perry go at it and then make amends, French Montana signs Lil Durk to Coke Boys and Meek Mill airs out a fake friend. Also, Action has no respect for you if you're not rocking head-to-toe Karl Kani, and The Alchemist tries to take a dump standing up...

Last week, XXL introduced its weekly Friday photo gallery of rappers enjoying the finer things in life. Now, we continue that series with a new collection of flicks from the past week. Click through the above gallery to see Swizz Beatz's mobile work station, Yo Gotti's infinity pools, Kid Ink's view in Las Vegas and more....

Whether you like it or not, hip-hop is prime fodder for reality TV. From rapper-versus-rapper competitions to melodramatic relationship exposés, the inherent drama of the rap world offers a goldmine of opportunities for television producers. With ...

May is coming to a close, and that means that most schools around the country will be out for summer. With that in mind, XXL decided to dig into the archives and look back at some of our favorite rappers when they were still in school. Now, her...

This week in the world of Twitter, Kanye West announced the project of his newest visuals across the globe, Diddy trolled the world with Downton Diddy, Lil Wayne discussed his daughter's graduation, French Montana announced Coke Boys South and more. Als...

It's safe to say that most rappers live a lifestyle that far exceeds the average person's bank account. But that's part of the joy of being a fan of the music: living vicariously through the Instagram pics of our favorite artists. Now, in a new weekly segment, XXL brings you 13 of the best pictures from the past week that capture rappers living life to the fullest....

Diddy may have had the Internet laughing last night, but police certainly weren't during an incident involving the Bad Boy mogul's car. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles polic swarmed Diddy's Maybach yesterday after an anonymous tipster claimed to have seen two men with a gun in the vehicle...

It looks like Diddy played a joke on the Twitter sphere with yesterday's announcement. Yesterday, the Bad Boy mogul Tweeted out that he had been cast as a series regular in the television show Downton Abbey. However, when he released a sneak peek video of his guest role, it linked to a parody video from Funny Or Die called "Downton Diddy." ...

Last night, Diddy put the Internet into a frenzy when he revealed that he had an upcoming guest spot on the hit-series Downton Abbey—except that the whole thing proved to be a joke orchestrated by the Bad Boy mogul and the folks over at Funny Or Die. While the...