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Scotty ATL sits and smokes on his cigar as women whisper sweet fables to him in the video for "Lying in My Ear." The record is off of his mixtape Traffic Jamz, which released in March of this year. The video looks like a meshed scene of Austin Powers and Undercover Brother, with the bright colors and funky atmosphere radiating from the visuals...

Joey Bada$$ is an MC mature beyond his years and brings a deep message with his black-and-white video for "Paper Trail$." In the clip, Joey questions people's motives for money and how far they will go just to make sure bills are paid. Following stories of a working class single mother, a street level hustler and a kid trying to keep his nose clean, Bada$$ explores every angle of the &q

Kap G looks to continue building on his buzz with a new track titled "I Be Up" featuring Nechie. Kap spits over an 808-driven beat as he puts on a display of his wide range of flows, cadences and songwriting capabilities. As of now, it's unknown if the high-energy track will be one of the cuts from Kap's upcoming EP, El Southside...

T.I., his wife Tiny and family were on DJ Whoo Kid's "The Whoolywood Shuffle" to discuss family dynamics, why their honeymoon was delayed, what songs they like right now, future plans on their VH1 show The Family Hustle and social media trolls. Tip addr...

Chock-full of big-name cameos, Madonna drops the video for her Nicki Minaj collab, "Bitch I'm Madonna," exclusively on Tidal. With appearances from Chris Rock, Diplo, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Beyonce, Kanye West and more, Madonna certainly flexed her muscle with the video and showed that she still has major clout in the music world ...

By now, the saga surrounding former Spokane, Wash. NAACP President Rachel Dolezal—the White woman who has been claiming to be Black for years now—has swept into a frenzy. Hip-hop went ballistic when the news first broke, her ex-fiance apparently penned more than one rap song in her honor, Twitter exploded with #AskRachel memes and both Killer Mike and Talib Kweli spoke out about her in the nationa

A week after releasing the stream to his ferocious freestyle over Meek Mill's iconic "Dreams & Nightmares" intro, Jacksonville MC Mob Squad Nard unleashes the video to the track and announces that he has signed on the dotted line with Cinematic Music Group. ...

The Rachel Dolezal story continues to dominate the news cycle and rappers are adding their two cents on the situation. For those who may not be up to speed, Dolezal, who was president of the NAACP's Spokane chapter before resigning earlier this week, was exposed as a white woman who portrayed herself as black ...

Eminem is set to executive produce and write music for a new television series titled Narc. The series will be filmed in Em's hometown, Detroit, and is based off Joe Carnahan’s 2002 movie of the same title. Deadline reports that the 8 Mile MC is in negotiations to join the Paramount TV’s drama series as an executive producer and music supervisor plus is expected to write some original songs. Carna

To help celebrate the born day of the late and great 2Pac, renowned photographer Mike Miller and Primitive Skateboarding released today a limited skate deck featuring the iconic hip-hop artist. The skate deck titled as "Against The World 8...

50 Cent sent a strong message to popular gossip website MediaTakeOut for leaking La La Anthony's topless sex scene from Starz hit series Power. Fif—who's one of the executive producers for Power—posted an Instagram video threatening to sue the gossip site for leaking the content. “Shout ...

Today, adidas unveiled big news on the upcoming Yeezy Boost 350 Low by announcing the worldwide release date of the sneaker. The Yeezy Boost 350 Low, seen first at the Kanye West x adidas fashion show in New York City, will be the second silhouette from the coveted Yeezy sneaker line...