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New Yorkers Respond to Trinidad Jame$
Trinidad Jame$ caused quite a stir earlier this week when he declared that Atlanta runs New York music. Rappers, radio personalities and bloggers chimed in from across the country to give their take on the issue, but what about the actual people of NYC...
Redman And Shaq Rep For Brick City In New Commercial
NBA great Shaquille O'Neal is known for a lot of things, but being from New Jersey isn't really one of them. So Shaq Diesel decided to take it back to his hometown of Newark for a new Reebok commercial. In it, he shows off his old stomping grounds and is joined by another Brick City great, Redman, whose music plays throughout the ad...
Johnny Manziel Posts Picture Backstage At Drake Concert
Drake and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel are best buds. They wear each other's jerseys, shout each other out at concerts and on TV and even rep each other's brands with tattoos. So it wasn't a surprise when Manziel posted a picture with Drake's childhood friend, Ob O'Brien, while backstage at Drizzy's show last night in San Antonio...
Will Eminem’s ‘MMLP2′ Be The Highest Selling Hip-Hop Album Of 2013?
The official first-week sales are in for Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2, and the numbers are huge. In fact, the album has already gone gold with 792,000 units sold, making it one of the highest debuts of the year. In hip-hop terms, only Jay Z and Drake had debuts that could challenge it...
The Boldest Claims Made By Rappers In 2013
Last night while performing a concert in Brooklyn, Atlanta rapper Trinidad James made the claim that the south runs New York. The statement has caused quite a stir among hip-hop fans, with some defending James while others are calling for his head...
Drake Was Reluctant To Return To Memphis For “Worst Behavior” Video
Drake may be Canadian, but he still has ties to the south. That much is clear from his recently released video for "Worst Behavior," which was shot in Memphis, the hometown of Drake's father, Dennis Graham. But even though Drizzy has many family members in the River City, he was hesitant to return to there for the shoot, he recently told Vibe...
Casey Veggies Takes You Behind The Scenes Of His New Video
Casey Veggies is living the good life.
Or at least that's how it seems in the behind-the-scene footage of his new video for "She In My Car." In it, Veggies can be seen lounging in a Bel Air mansion, getting scrubbed down by scantily clad maids in a bathtub and soaking in a breath-taking view of Los Angeles...
Childish Gambino Performs on Arsenio Hall’s Couch
The release date for Childish Gambino's Because The Internet is quickly approaching, and Gambino is in full-fledge promo mode.
Last night, he hit up The Arsenio Hall Show to perform "Shadows" off the album, with the help of bassist Thundercat...
D.C. Rappers Seek Hope In North Korea
For kids growing up in Southeast Washington, D.C., hope is not always easy to come by. But for Pacman and Peso, two young rappers based in the area, hope has come in the form of a country over 6,000 miles away.
The country, North Korea, is also one of the poorest and most militarized places in the world...
Hopsin and Tech N9ne Wild Out On New Song
Hopin's third studio album, Knock Madness, will be released soon, and the white-eyed MC has liberated another track from it. The song, "Rip Your Heart Out," features Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne and features both MCs showing off their lyrical dexterity...
When Rappers Take Self-Comparisons Too Far
Hip-hop is a competitive sport. As a result, rappers have always been bigheaded and immodest about their own skill set. But recently they've taken it to the next level. No longer are they just bragging about the amount of money they have or their talents on the mic, now they're comparing themselves to gods, historical figures and even just other rappers who have accomplished more than them...
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Will Rap Genius Be Shut Down?
Hip-hop lyric sites across the Internet could be at risk of being shut down.
The National Music Publishers Association has sent out take-down notices to 50 lyric sites, including popular site Rap Genius. The notices claim that the sites do not have the publishing rights to post lyrics...