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Hate it or love it, the underdog is on top! Since he first began to make noise with his 2010 mixtape Lace Up, Machine Gun Kelly has worked his way into hip-hop's collective consciousness. It wasn't always pretty (see MGK's August flash-mob arrest or his tiff with Yelawolf), but it's always been passionate.


Now, thanks to that passion, Machine Gun Kelly can stand alone as MTV News' Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2011, it was revealed on "RapFix Live."

50 Cent, who recently dropped his mixtape "The Big 10," spoke to XXL about one of the artists featured on that tape, Paris. Paris, a female emcee from Queens, was recently signed to 50's label.

50 says Paris has been working for sometime, and we can expect a mixtape from her in the near future:

V-Nasty spoke to XXL about her upcoming project with Gucci Mane, her expectations for it and, of course, her thoughts on using the N-word. Check out some excerpts below.

On Expectations for "BAYTL":

Bryan “Birdman” Williams is officially welcoming rapper Mystikal to his Young Money/Cash Money family after years of jail time and a musical hiatus.


Rumors swirled recently that Mystikal was signed to the label after Birdman and his brother “Slim”, signed Busta Rhymes to a new record deal.

Now according to an official press release, Birdman is welcoming the veteran New Orleans emcee and promoting his new single “Original.”

Speaking on his latest signee, Baby released a statement saying,

After scoring the highest-selling Hip Hop album of the year with Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne has also lodged one of the most successful tours of 2011 with his “I Am Still Music” tour.


The Young Money leader, who performed in 78 venues across three continents (North America, Africa and Australia), grossed $47 million with the tour. Feats included selling 32,000 tickets in Chicago, Illinois, 27,000 tickets in Buffalo, New York and 28,000 tickets in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas.

Although T.I. has only been out of jail for a few months, the King of the South has been hitting the studio hard, dropping acclaimed tracks like "I'm Flexin'"  and "Pyro,"  as well as lending his talents to the remix of Yelawolf's single "Hard White." Now, the Grand Hustle impresario has announced that he's planning to drop a new mixtape new year.

Drake has announced the official North American and European dates for "The Club Paradise" tour.

The tour, which features opening acts Kendrick Lamar and ASAP Rocky, will kick off the North American leg on February 14th at Miami, Florida's Bank United Center. The monthlong venture sees Drizzy touching down in Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California before wrapping up at San Diego, California's Viejas Arena on March 11th.

As early as 2006, DJ Premier mentioned the possibility of recording a full-length album with Nas - a project that is yet to come to light. Now, Premo has confirmed that the project is still in the works, telling Hardknock TV that he’s submitted some cuts for his upcoming album but that if it doesn’t work out, the collaborative LP will happen.

Gucci Mane says he’ll never go back to jail.


After his release from prison Sunday (December 11), the Atlanta rapper says he’s tired of going to jail and is confident that his latest penitentiary bid will be his last.

“This is the last time I think I’ll ever be in jail,” Gucci told XXLMag.com. “I really feel that way.”

Former G-Unit member 40 Glocc is in jail for physically abusing his girlfriend, including choking her multiple times.

According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Glocc was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, after brutally beating his girlfriend, including nearly chocking her to death three times in one day.

New York emcee Canibus, whose diss song towards J.Cole was all over the internet yesterday, has now retracted it, saying it is a Cole World right now and Jermaine's the reigning champ....

In the video posted on youtube he says,

Drake, while promoting his album "Take Care," posted a billboard in Toronto for it, which says the city's population as well as utilizing the font for the official welcoming sign for Toronto (see a photo of the billboard below). Drake however did not have permission to use Toronto's logo.