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The brewing beef between Drake and Meek Mill continues to break the internet every few days and last night (August 3), was no different. At the sixth annual OVO Fest, Drake used his performance as yet another platform to attack Meek Mill...

Though she badly fumbled a dialogue with Nicki Minaj over sexism in media, Taylor Swift has used 2015 to exert herself as a power player in the entertainment industry. After last year writing a Wall Street Journal op-ed about music sales (to lukewarm reception), Swift has doubled down, first pulling her entire catalog from digital streaming leader Spotify, then criticizing Apple Music for withhold

Big Boi X @phantogram Album Complete !!! Get Ready !!!! A photo posted by Big Boi (@therealbigboi) on Aug 3, 2015 at 5:41pm PDT Big Boi announced via his Instagram account that his collaborative album with the electronic rock band Phantogram is finished ...

After bringing the genre the first album to go platinum with no features in 25 years, it's only right that J. Cole follow-up with a worldwide trek. Last night, the Roc Nation rapper stopped in New Jersey hauling along YG, Big Sean and Jeremih for the 2014 Forest Hills Drive Tour...

50 Cent was in a Connecticut bankruptcy court earlier this week and laid out all of his expenses and new court documents show that the rapper's G-Unit Records and G-Unit Brands have been losing money over the past three years. According to TMZ, G-Unit Records and G-Unit Brands have suffered $10.45 m...

As the man who partnered with Ice Cube to craft one of the best comedies of the 21st century, Friday, it was only right that F. Gary Gray link with Cube again to create another film, the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. Discreetly on board since 2011, Gray and the famed rapper set out this time not to just tell the story of the hoods across America, but to chronicle the personal journey that i

The anticipation for Frank Ocean's sophomore album continues to build with time, and as we all await the release of the LP, a leak on Frank's website occurred last night during the redesign process of the Grammy Award winner's website. According to The Fader, Ocean's website may have leaked new merchandise that will possibly tie in with his upcoming album...

Incredible night for the city! 6th Annual in the books. Thank you. A photo posted by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Aug 3, 2015 at 9:21pm PDT Let's just say Meek Mill's public image took another hit last night (August 2) on day 2 of this year's OVO Fest...

By 2006, Yo Gotti was on the peripheries of rap's mainstream. His second retail album, Back 2 da Basics, sported guest appearances by the then-ubiquitous Jazze Pha, Bun B, 8 Ball during he and MJG's commercial renaissance, and Lil Wayne and Birdman when they were nearing the peak of their power. He ...

Slim Thug dropped the video for "Oh Lord" today. The video looks like it was shot by a camcorder made in the '90s but it gives the video a cool effect. The song is off of his last project, Hogg Life, Vol. 2: Still Surviving, which dropped a few weeks back...

Another year of Lollapalooza has come and gone from the calendar, but just because it's over doesn't mean we can't look back. Though Travi$ Scott might not have had the best time—he was arrested after one song for disorderly conduct—Kid Cudi, Tyler, The Creator, Young Thug, The Weeknd and more all enjoyed their sets in Chicago over the weekend. Check out ...

Nicki Minaj is one of the biggest pop stars in the world and, though she's consistently overlooked in such discussions, one of the best rappers in New York. Still, because this is the world we live in, her name has graced headlines the last two weeks almost exclusively because of the feud between her label mate, Toronto-bred superstar Drake, and her boyfriend, the former battle rapper from Philade