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Hip Hop Reacts To Aaron Hernandez's Death

The 27-year-old former NFL star was found dead in his cell this morning.

DX Digest: Nas Performs "Hate Me Now" With The Soul Rebels & A$AP Rocky Premieres Unreleased Track At Coachella

Plus an episode of DJ QBert's "Turntable TV," E-40 playing a driving instructor in P-Lo's new video, and Travis Scott on "The Ellen Show."

Harvey Weinstein Divulges How Jay Z Secured Rights To Trayvon Martin's Story

A feature film and docuseries will soon follow.

Kendrick Lamar's Collab With Rihanna Began With Bruno Mars Sample

The story behind "LOYALTY."

Plies Demands Raise For McDonald's Employee Who ID'd Facebook Killer

Plies has a "muthafuckin message" for McDonald's.

Man Eats (Yes, Eats) Vinyl Record Because Kendrick Didn't Drop 2nd Album Last Weekend

Damn.

Kendrick Lamar Expected To Top Billboard 200 With "DAMN."

Kung Fu Kenny storms onto the charts.

T.I. Believes Tupac Shakur Could Have Been Politician Had He Not Been Murdered

2Pac for President!

Troy Ave Takes Aim At Joe Budden On "Press Spray" & Claims He Considered TDE Deal

Troy Ave fires lyrical shots at "rap podcaster" and "dick-eater" Joe Budden on "Press Spray" while another "NuPac" track finds the BSB rapper pondering a deal with TDE.

Model Rips Drake For Allegedly Dodging Her After She Claims He Knocked Her Up

Runnin' with the woes.

No Plug Says He Misses Bankroll Fresh

EXCLUSIVE: HipHopDX speaks with the controversial Atlanta rapper during a Los Angeles stop on 21 Savage’s Issa Tour.

DX Digest: J.Period Gets Political With Black Thought & Pharoahe Monch On "Rise Up!" While Freeway & Dave East "Hold The Fort Down"

Plus, music from Flatbush Zombies & Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa in an AD & Sorry JayNari video, & Birdman & Money Man flossing fancy cars in "Dedicated."

Legendary Radio DJs Stretch & Bobbito Teaming Up For New NPR Podcast

For all you Hip Hop purists out there.

MC Ren Explains Why N.W.A Didn't Record Ice Cube Diss Track After "No Vaseline"

MC Ren shares how the group rebounded from Ice Cube's departure with the "Efil4Zaggin" album and then what it was like to all meet up again after the scathing diss track.

Don’t Expect Vince Staples To Start Beef With Any Rappers

The Long Beach native and Def Jam rapper speaks about his upcoming "Big Fish Theory" album among other topics.

T.I.'s Son Domani Harris Finds His Own Shine Away From His Father's Shadow

EXCLUSIVE: T.I.'s son explains finding his own voice through "The Constellation" EP.

Is Lil Yachty The Poster Child For Wack Rappers? Charlamagne Tha God Thinks So

"It's a generational thing."

Chance The Rapper's Birthday Party Boasts Performances From Ludacris & T-Pain

Someone's buying him a drank.

Photographer To Sue Chris Brown After Singer Reportedly Sucker Punched Him

The troubled R&B crooner can't seem to shake the negative news.

Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake Drops To #2 On Top 200 Chart & Joey Badass Debuts At #5

After weeks at the top, Drizzy finally falls a spot while the Pro Era boss makes a big splash in his debut.