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Listen to OG Maco, “Run Ricky Run”
OG Maco jumps on New York's "Run Ricky Run" and puts Quality Control spin on it. The tone and rowdy elemnt of "Run Ricky Run" fits Maco's wild delivery perfectly. You can actually hear OGG's voice breaking while he shouts lyrics like "The AK got extensions" and "fuck em" repeatedly...
The Break Presents: Skizzy Mars
Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Skizzy Mars is unlike any NYC rapper you've seen in a long time. The MC recently released his highly anticipated album The Red Balloon Project earlier this month, which features G-Eazy, QuESt and Phoebe Ryan. Les...
Amber Rose Goes Off on the Kardashians and Kanye West on Twitter
Amber Rose took to Twitter to respond to Kanye West's comments from his interview with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club. 'Ye threw shade towards Rose this morning, saying that he had to take 30 showers before beginning his relationship with Kim Kardashian. Kan...
Kanye West Might Put Out a Joint Album With Drake
Kanye West stopped by Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club to make his highly-anticipated return and discussed a lot. Kanye West said that his new album is 80 percent done and he's gonna release it as a surprise album. He explained that his new album is different from Yeezus, " bars, songs, cookout music that just feels good. My last ...
7 Times Cam’ron Dissed Jay Z
Yesterday (Feb. 18), Cam'ron took a shot at Jay Z after a picture of Hov in a not so flattering pose went viral. The Dipset co-founder and Jay have a long history of beef that dates back to the early 2000s. It allegedly originated when Dame Dash, Jay’s one-time business partner in Roc-A-Fella records, offered Cam the gig to be vice president of the record label while Jay Z was on vacation. From...
Vanilla Ice Says Arrest Was a Misunderstanding
Vanilla Ice lied to police and the Vanilla Ice Project TV crew. Ice was arrested and charged yesterday (Feb. 18) for home burglary and grand theft in Lantana, Fla. near a location where he is renovating a home for his reality TV show. TMZ repo...
Lil Wayne and Birdman Are Giving Each Other the Silent Treatment
Lil Wayne and Birdman are no longer talking to each other other. "I have no words," said Wayne to Rolling Stone. "I'm super-numb to it, to tell you the truth."
Wayne has been in a battle with Baby and Cash Money ever since he took to Twitter to denounce the label. "I ...
Happy Birthday, Immortal Technique!
Immortal Technique, the rapper and activist, celebrates his birthday today, Feb. 19.
Listen to Remy Banks Feat. Nasty Nigel, ‘rem.’ (Prod. by Left Brain)
Remy Banks teams up with World's Fair brethren Nasty Nigel and Odd Future's Left Brain for "rem." The L.A. producer supplies the sound for the two N.Y. spittas. "rem." is off Remy's upcoming project higher, which drops this spring. "Rem." h...
Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG and Rich Homie Quan Boss Up in ‘Ride Out’ Video
Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG and Rich Homie Quan's hit single for Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack gets a music video. "Ride Out" and Wiz Khalifa and Iggy Azalea's "Go Hard Or Go Home" are both on the soundtrack for the blockbuster movie. Furious 7 is ...
Listen to Rico Love Feat. Manolo Rose, ‘1:45′
Rico Love is back with another single titled "145" featuring Manolo Rose. Rico shows off his versatility rapping his first verse and the track's last verse plus supplying the chorus. Humilty is not in the songwriter's vocabulary as he stunts and flaunts his success on this record...
Listen to DJ EFN Feat. Scarface, Troy Ave and Stalley, ‘Who’s Crazy?’ (Prod. DJ Premier)
DJ EFN has been leaking tracks in succession every week leading up to the release of his upcoming Another Time project. Today Scarface, Troy Ave and Stalley link up for "Who’s Crazy?"—over a DJ Premier track.
“Who’s Crazy?” also includes a patented s...