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Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at 2017 BET Awards
Kendrick Lamar takes home the gold.
Big Sean Performs “Bounce Back,” “Moves” and More at 2017 BET Awards
Big Sean has so many hits.
French Montana and Swae Lee Perform “Unforgettable” at 2017 BET Awards
This song is a smash.
Chance The Rapper Wins Best New Artist at 2017 BET Awards
Chance with the W for Chicago.
Actor Demetrius Shipp Jr. Researched Tupac Shakur All Day, Every Day for ‘All Eyez On Me’ Biopic
There’s a lot of pressure on Demetrius Shipp Jr.’s shoulders to represent Tupac Shakur the right way in the 'All Eyez on Me' biopic.
Kyle Celebrates Good Times for New Song “Nothing 2 Lose”
Kyle continues to keep dropping great music.
Migos and Lil Yachty Join Steve Aoki for New Song “Night Call”
Steve Aoki's 'Kolony' album drops July 21.
Macklemore Releases New Song “Glorious,” Announces New Album Without Ryan Lewis
Macklemore is back with new music.
Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2017 XXL Freshman Cover Shoot
Take a peek into what's it like to be a part of the XXL Freshman shoot.
Juicy J Remixes Two Travis Scott Records
Juicy J is gearing up for something.
Listen to Frank Ocean’s Solo Version of “Biking”
Frank Ocean has been releasing a ton of new music.
T-Pain Drops Hilarious New Song “You Don’t Know Sh*t”
Hopefully a new album is dropping soon.
Big Boi and Adam Levine Make You Dance on New Song “Mic Jack”
Big Boi’s forthcoming album, 'Boomiverse,' drops in June.
Nicki Minaj Joins Pop Band DNCE for New Song “Kissing Strangers”
Nicki Minaj joins pop band DNCE for "Kissing Strangers." Listen here.
Hear Frank Ocean’s New “Experiences” Skit
What's going on in this skit?
Lupe Fiasco Stands Up for NFL Player Colin Kaepernick on “Kneelin’ On Needles”
Lupe Fiasco has a lot to get off his chest.
Amine Takes a Ride in His “RedMercedes” on New Song
This is Aminé's first new song of 2017.
Kent Jones, E-40, Ty Dolla $ign and Lil Dicky Tell Haters to “Sit Down” in New Video
"Sit Down" is off of 2016's 'Too Much Too Soon' mixtape.
Drake Wins Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Hotline Bling” at 2017 Grammys
Drake takes home two new trophies.
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Big Sean’s ‘I Decided.’ Album
Here's what we learned from Big Sean's 'I Decided' album listening party.