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Riff Raff Is Becoming A Country Music Singer
So Riff Raff maybe jumping from the rap game to country music, according to TMZ. As a country singer, he will go by the name Jody Highroller. However, he will not completely leave the hip-hop and still plans on releasing Neon Icon soon. Lis...
Kanye West Attended A High School Basketball Game
Kanye West went out last night to support his designer friend Tracey Mills at Tracy's nephew high School basketball game in Brentwood, Calif. He was not with fiancée Kim Kardashian. Got to give props to Kanye on being a good friend. L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers ...
Snoop Dogg Kicks Off Special Valentine’s Day Contest
Love is in the air. As Valentine's day gets closer, Snoop Dogg—who is an avid Reddit user—started a contest today where he's asking fans to send in a video to him of their "best love stories to your loved ones" or to their "love of tha trees!" to him on...
Drake Wants Judge To Throw Out Jeweler Case
Back in September it was reported a well known jeweler is taking Drake to court claiming the rap star bought one of their custom pendants and made copies of it to give to his crew. Well today TMZ is reporting that Drake wants to get the case thrown out because the OVO owl is based of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph—which symbolizes the letter 'M'— and can't be copyrighted. He's claiming that the j
Young Scooter “What Happened To Me” (Produced By Metro Boomin)
Young Scooter and Metro Boomin link for "What Happened To Me." Black Migo head honcho makes it clear that money is over everything. Listen below.
Scotty ATL Featuring Rich The Kid “Bad Boy 97″
Scotty ATL and Rich The Kid team up for "Bad Boy 97." The track is Produced by Prolyfic and it's a cut DJ Mike Mars and S.R's Just Landed mixtape, which is out now.
Trinidad Jame$ Featuring PeeWee Longway “Ok”
Trinidad Jame$ drops some new music today. This Terio-inspired record produced by Sledgren has Trinidad and PeeWee Longway voicing their opinions on their haters. Listen to the record above.
Cam’ron Unveiled His Cape Collection At NYFW
It was reported last week that Cam'ron will be unveil his cape collection with Mark McNairy. Today, Killa along with his girlfriend JuJu made their NYFW runway debut at the designer's fall 2014 show. The cape collection, a collaboration with McNairy, was on full display and it was as glorious as advertised. See photo's below ...
Miley Cyrus’ Dad Drops A Rap Video For “Achy Breaky 2″ With Buck 22
Welp, Billy Ray Cyrus wasn't playing around when he said last month that he was dropping a hip-hop record. Billy Ray, father of Miley Cyrus took his 1992 No.1 single “Achy Breaky Heart,” added Buck 22 for some verses and a Larry King introduction for this attention grabbing one of a kind music video. Not only is the...
Chuck D Will Be 2014 Record Store Day Ambassador
Chuck D was announced as the Ambassador for Record Store Day 2014 which will take place on April 19th. The rapper main function is to raise awareness of the event. Record Store Day started in 2007. The purposed of Record Store Day is to gather the record store staff, customers and artists for a huge celebration for record stores worldwide and and the special role these independently owned stores p
Martellus Bennett, Tight End Of The Chicago Bears, Has A Mixtape Out Right Now
Martellus Bennett, former starting tight end of the New York Giants and current starting tight end of the Chicago Bears, has a mixtape out right now. Martellus is known around the NFL as a unique talent for his on-the-field athleticism and his personality. Known fo...
Kanye West Celebrated ‘The College Dropout’ Anniversary
Yesterday (Feb. 10) Kanye West’s debut The College Dropout turn 10. Dame Dash talked to XXL about The College Dropout, the glory days of the Roc and the growth of Kanye West. Kanye also released a statement on Twitter. Yeezy celebrated the 10th anniversary of his debu...