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Word to Rick James, DJ Khaled’s Kiss The Ring is about to hit the stores in a few weeks and he wants to make sure you have something nice to look at when you bust open the packaging. Check out Khaled bossin’ up in his familiar stomping grounds after the jump.

In the weeks since the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17, at the hands of 28-year old George Zimmerman in a Florida suburb, much has been made about whether charges would be levied against the armed Neighborhood Watch volunteer. Although the grand jury was scheduled to assemble this coming Tuesday, the case will proceed without […]

The young gunner Casey Veggies puts together this solid effort and the third installment in his breakout, Customized Greatly series. Raheem Devaughn, Jhene Aiko, Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt and more make appearances on this brand spanking new tape, and its yours after the jump.

Was there any doubt who would kick open the doors to this place? The Barclays Center will be the first venue that can literally stake the claim that it is “The House That Hov Built,” and there is nobody better to throw the first concert there than the Jigga man himself. On Friday, September 28th […]

On Sunday night, Nicki Minaj held a release party at LIV in Miami for her new album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. As the photos reveal, YMCMB was rolling deep in the M.I. Yayo nightspot as Lil Wayne, Birdman, Mystikal and other Cash Money cronies were in attendance. Even Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst was in the […]

Keeping up with the tradition of XXL Freshman, the publication along with Diddy, T.I. and Dj Whoo Kid, release the official 2012 XXL Freshman Class mixtape. Machine Gun Kelly, Danny Brown, Kid Ink, Future, Roscoe Dash, Hopsin, Macklemore, Don Trip, Iggy Azalea and French Montana all make appearances on this tape that is free 99 […]

Kid Capri and Just Blaze have partnered with Madonna and Smirnoff Nightlife to produce “Masterpiece Kid Capri’s Remix” for a limited edition version of her chart-topping MDNA album. The Smirnoff MDNA Nightlife Edition Remix album is available exclusively online through Smirnoff’s US Facebook page. The album puts Kid Capri’s unique spin on Madonna’s “Masterpiece,” as […]

Who would’ve thought photo apps would take it this far? One of the world’s youngest billionaires and the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly purchased Instagram for (hold your pinky near your lip for dramatic effect) one billion dollars. The Zuck took to Facebook to make the huge announcement. “For years, we’ve focused on […]

3 Little Diggs and a girl name Igg (bad pun, i know) take us inside the studio with T.I. as they give an in-studio performance of her new single “Murda Bizness.” Check it out down bottom.

Rap veteran Rah Digga handed out one of the more vicious microphone fades heard in some time with the track “The Ni**a In Me” in where she manhandles DC up and coming rapper Fat Trel and popular Odd Future honcho Tyler, The Creator. Although the track sparked off a ton of reaction on the Internets, Digga […]

Prodigy and Havoc off Mobb Deep beefing with each other on Twitter? Nobody wanted to believe that the Queensbridge rap duo could call it quits and sully almost two decades worth of murderous hits like  “Shook Ones Part II” and “Quiet Storm,” and sinister album cuts like “Still Shining,” over a squabble that spilled over […]

Drake links up with Max of ChoiceFM to talk about how his song “Crew Love” off Take Care came about. Evidently he heard the song on the set of “Moment 4 Life” and felt that it described where he was in his life at the time. Check it out after the jump.