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GZA, U-God Reps Go To Court To Dispute Leaked Track
Representatives for Wu-Tang Clan founding members GZA and U-God are set to battle in court over the leak of a recent track featuring the two MCs.
According to the New York Daily News, GZA's record label Babygrande Records filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court this week alleging that promoters and media organizations who helped put out U-God's recent album The Keynote Speaker used a track, "H
Jay Z’s Made In America Festival Documentary Directed By Ron Howard To Debut At Toronto Film Fest
Last year, at Jay Z's inaugural Made In America festival in Philadelphia, many were treated to the fairly odd site of Jay, Beyoncé—and filmmaker Ron Howard, know for many movies, but most recently for his role as the narrator for television's Arrested Development. Howard was on ha...
Tech N9ne Says Kendrick Lamar Woke The Rap Game Up With “Control”
Tech N9ne stopped to speak with Montreality during a recent tour stop in Canada, and—as many of his peers have been in the past ten days since it dropped—was asked for his response to Kendrick Lamar's massive "Control" verse.
"My rea...
The Underachievers, CJ Fly And Pro Era Top A Wild Night At Santos Party House In NYC
It was a Beast Coast celebration last night at Santos Party House, as Flatbush's The Underachievers were the headliners at Noisey's Rap Party in New York, but they didn't come alone—CJ Fly flew the flag for Pro Era, while Dillon Cooper and the BKLYN Stickup crew opened the dynamic night.
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Pharrell’s Billionaire Boys Club Launches T-Shirt Design Contest
Pharrell's hot streak keeps burning up the summer, and now his Billionaire Boys Club clothing line—which celebrated its 10-year anniversary earlier this year—has teamed with Ollie Magazine to launch a t-shirt design contest. Skateboard P's ...
Killer Mike Shops For Gold Chains In New York Before The Run The Jewels Tour Finale
"Real shit, I came for the jewels," Killer Mike raps on "Sea Legs" off his joint album with El-P, Run The Jewels, which came out at the end of June this year. So after a grueling 31-show tour that culminated at New York City's Webster Hall last Wednesday (August 14)—at the end of a run of 15 shows in 16 days—XXL brought Mike straight to them, taking the big ATLien with a taste
Oddisee To Drop New Instrumental Album, Streams New Single
Oddisee is dropping a new instrumental album, with the rapper/producer and Mello Music Group chief releasing twelve new tracks on October 1. Oddisee has dropped a couple instrumental joints in the past, with the most recent being his 2011 mixtape Rock Creek Park, which contains a bare minimum of rapping. But...
Wiz Khalifa Discusses New Hat Line With Flat Fitty And Living The Hollywood Dream
Wiz Khalifa Talks Partnership with Flat Fitty, Style Influence, Living Blacc Hollywood and More! from Flat Fitty on Vimeo.
Wiz Khalifa sat down recently with new partners Flat Fitty to discuss his personal style and developing his line of hats with the headwear company...
Pusha T Says ‘My Name Is My Name’ Is A Hip-Hop Masterpiece
Pusha T's solo album keeps getting pushed back, but Pusha says it's not due to the pressure of dropping his debut. "It's not about pressure at all, it's about presentation," he said while speaking to Boi-1da.net. "When it comes out and does whatever it does...
Papoose On His Kendrick Response Verse: “If You Disrespect New York, I Disrespect You”
Papoose On His Kendrick Response Verse: "If You Disrespect New York, I Disrespect You"
Macklemore And Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars To Perform At MTV VMA’s
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are joining Bruno Mars as the latest additions to next weekend's MTV Video Music Awards, joining the already-announced Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Daft Punk, Katy Perry, and more.
Macklemore and Lewis have been all over the charts for the past year, sending three singles onto the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, including two No...
Doe Boy, Signed To Future’s Freebandz Label, Gets 18 Months In Prison
Doe Boy, the Cleveland-based rapper signed to Future's Freebandz imprint, was busted on an aggravated robbery and sentenced to 18 months in prison, his manager confirmed. Doe's last mixtape, In Freebandz We Trust presented by Future, dropped June 24. wit...