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With his long-awaited debut Rodeo still on the horizon, Travi$ Scott took to Twitter this morning to make a statement about the direction of the album and the preemptively thank those producers who helped him finish. The youth has the sound I will prove. — TRAVI...

As fans anxiously await June 6th, the day season two of Courtney Kemp Agboh's 50 Cent executive produced Starz series, Power, commences, the cast did some indulging of their own last night, celebrating the second season's run with an NYC premiere...

Yesterday (June 2) marked the third anniversary of Christopher “Lewds” Natalio's passing. Natalio was the former marketing director of urban clothing line Crooks & Castles. In honor of Lewds anniversary, graffiti artist Futura and the brand put together a compilation mixtape, Salewds. The tape features new song...

Ed Sheeran took Jay Z and Beyoncé out for drinks Sunday night (May 31) following his performance at Barclays Center (May 31). During his interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sheeran says he mentioned a dive bar nearby and they all went to it. According to Vulture, the...

With 146,000 units sold, A$AP Rocky's At.Long.Last.A$AP comes in at No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 chart. This is Rocky's second No. 1 album and his first, Long.Live.A$AP, sold 139,000 in its first week back in 2013. Despite dropping a week earlier than expected, the A$AP frontman still impressed and joins Wale's The Album About Nothing, the Furious 7 soundtrack, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Bu

The NBA Finals tip off tomorrow night (June 4), at 9:00 p.m. EST in Oakland, California. James Harden will not be playing. His Houston Rockets were dismantled in five games by Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors; in the decisive tilt, Harden finished with 14 points and a staggering 12 turnovers...

Rick Ross took his talents to South Africa for a massive concert in the city of Durban that drew over 100,000 people. Never one to pass up a chance to capture a moment, Rozy had cameras following him the whole way. Cameras show Ross being driven through the street and attracting the attention of local South African men and women who chase down his car for a chance to say what up to the Boss ... R

Antsy, yet eager fans gathered around 10:30 p.m. in Irving Place in New York City between 15th and 16th streets to witness Chicago native Lil Durk celebrate the release of his highly anticipated debut album Remember My Name. However, little did fans know, there would be mass hysteria while waiting to enter Irving Plaza. Aft...

James Harden became the new target of The Based God's Curse after doing the cooking dance without crediting Lil B. But here's the thing, Harden says that he doesn't even know who Lil B is. TMZ caught up with James outside of 1Oak in L.A. last night ...

Fans can stream Dom Kennedy's new album, By Dom Kennedy. The new LP is the L.A. native's follow up to his 2013 Get Home Safely. Prior to today's drop, he released his new single "2Bad" only a few days ago. Dom only announced the new record two weeks ago when he posted a photo of the album's cover art on Instagram with the caption "6.2.15." Since the OP...

After compiling a slew of impressive freestyles as part of his weekly Friday Night Freestyles series with DJ Clue, Fabolous just dropped a mixtape full of the recent lyrical annihilations. Adorning the cover with imagery from the 1989 film Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Fab uses the artwork as some pretty direct symbolism to point out the fact that he’s murdering the beats of so

Since adidas released the their Tubular sneaker last year, the brand has enjoyed much success with the running sneaker. Today, The Stripes unveils the next installment of Tubular silhouettes in a "Snake" primeknit iteration. Consisting of two new colorways, the upcoming Tubular Runners will feature a knitted upper throughout the entire canvas of the sneaker...