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The Come Up: Eric Bellinger
After penning notable hits for Chris Brown and Justin Bieber, the singer/songwriter is stepping into the limelight.
Since inking a publishing deal with Sony in 2010, Eric Bellinger has steadily been on the rise. As a songwriter he has continued to strike gold with hits for the likes of Chris Brown (“Fine China,” “New Flame"), Usher (“Lemme See”) and Justin Bieber (“Right Here”), even going a
Nicki Minaj Was Honored To Perform With Beyonce During The On The Run Tour
Nicki Minaj was overwhelmed with joy after hitting the stage with Beyonce in Paris this past weekend. The “Anaconda” rapper joined Bey and Jay Z overseas for the tail end of their On The Run Tour to perform “Flawless (Remix),” expected to air during the On The Run Tour HBO special.
To express how honored she was, Ni...
Logic’s Album ‘Under Pressure’ Drops On October 21
UPDATE (Sept. 26, 5:03 p.m.): Logic revealed on Instagram the deluxe artwork. Not bad, Logic.
UPDATE (Sept. 25, 4:05 p.m.): Logic reveals the tracklist for his debut album Under Pressure via Twitter. There's no features listen on the tracklist but we'll see if that's true...
Nas’ Documentary ‘Time Is Illmatic’ Will Screen Across The US For Only One Night
Nas’ documentary Time Is Illmatic will be hitting theaters on Oct. 2 for a one-night-only showing. Audiences across America will have the opportunity view the film that outlines the making of Nas’ iconic debut album Illmatic.
The doc...
Iggy Azalea’s Partner In The Alleged Sex Tape Says She Was 18 When They Made The Video
Iggy Azalea is the latest artist to be caught up in the sex tape scandal. Yesterday news broke on TMZ that the Australian MC was offered big bucks for her alleged sex tape. The “Fancy” rapper's lawyers claim that Iggy was under age at the time.
Today the al...
Grandparents Keep Unintentionally Tagging Grandmaster Flash In Facebook Posts
Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash has become a recent favorite amongst the senior citizen crowd. According to Buzzfeed, a lot of grandparents have been accidentally tagging the DJ in Facebook posts when they start typing “grandma.” Flash's Facebook page reveals that grandparents are posting his name in staggering numbers.
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Tyga Visits The Strip Club In “Real Deal” Video
Tyga hits the strip club for his new video “Real Deal.” The song appears on The Gold Album:18th Dynasty set to drop Nov. 18.
Raekwon “You Used To Love Me”
For this week's installment of #TBT, Raekwon has decided to venture into the 1990s, borrowing from former Bad Boy diva Faith Evans. Listen as the Chef flows over this old school ballad.
Troy Ave Talks About His First National Tour, Almost Signing To Grand Hustle And Bobby Shmurda Blowing Up
2014 XXL Freshman Troy Ave has been keeping busy since gracing our cover this year. In addition to dropping a new installment to his B$B mixtape series, the Brooklyn rapper is gearing up for his first national tour, which kicks off today in Chicago. Before T...
Tyler, The Creator Is Going On A Small Tour
Tyler, The Creator will be hitting the road again. Yesterday (Sept. 10) Tyler announced a few of his solo tour dates for December on Instagram. The caption read, “IDK WHEN IM DOING THIS AGAIN. COME FUCK.”
The brief tour comes right after Odd Future’s third annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, which features Pharrell, Rick Ross, Mac Miller, Earl Sweatshirt, Freddie Gibbs and more.
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Stream Joell Ortiz’s Album ‘House Slippers’
Slaughterhouse’s Joell Ortiz is set to release his first solo album in three years, House Slippers next week. But in the meantime fans can stream the album.
This will be the Brooklyn MC’s first LP since signing to Penalty Entertainment. It will fe...
Jay Z, Kanye West And Questlove Are All Involved In Chris Rock’s New Movie
Jay Z and Kanye West co-produced Chris Rock's upcoming film Top Five. The film is written, directed and will be starring the comedian. Paramount Pictures recently obtained distribution rights to the motion picture.
In it Chris Rock will play a fictional movie-star named Andre Allen whose run in with journalist Rosario Dawson forces him to relive his past a comedian. Rock tol...