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OG Maco drops a new track titled "Movies." This new offering is featured on urban clothing brand Rocksmith's compilation mixtape, OGG Everlasting. Maco goes off on the Deedotwill-produced track. The life of a rapper must be nice, as the Atlanta rhymer spits about his flashy and fast lifestyle. "How we livin...

Bringing New York Back is a taxing pursuit. In the new video for his soulful, Harry Fraud-produced "BDP," the artist formerly known as The Kid Daytona drifts in and out of consciousness on the subway, wandering by docks and mirrors and empty lawns...

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With his name hitting the highest of mainstream levels thanks to his involvement in the 2015 NBA Playoffs, Lil B unleashes a new music video for "Soul Food." The no-frills video shows a reflective Lil B rapping to the camera about his upbringing and making it from nothing to something ...

A$AP Rocky's just-released At.Long.Last.A$AP features a bevy of the industry's biggest, most adored artists, from buzzing Internet curiosities like Bones to 40-plus stalwarts like Mos Def. But fans have been clamoring for more collaboration between the A$AP Mob and TDE, and in a new interview with DJ Whoo Kid, Rocky explains the difficulties in making that happen...

Have you ever cried in the trap? Take a deep breath and think about it. From the sound of it, Key! has definitely shed a few tears while bagging up work. The 2015 XXL Freshmen hopeful, and one of the bubbling artists coming from the south, goes hard over the Flash-produced instrumental and gives listeners a new school trap anthem ...

Jay Z just released his first playlist on Tidal. The 19-track playlist is pretty dope, showing love to A$AP Rocky's new album At.Long.Last.A$AP, upcoming Bay Area singer Kehlani, Post Malone, Fetty Wap and Vince Staples. Hov's set, rightfully titled "F--k the Summer Up," also has a Drake's "Know Yourself," Future's "F--k Up Some Commas," Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé's &quo

Over the Memorial Day Weekend, Atlanta's favorite trapper Jeezy surprised fans with the release of his Gangsta Party mixtape. The 10-track Gangsta Grillz project, hosted by DJ Drama, marks Jeezy's first release since his 2014 album, Seen It All: The Autobiography...

Vans continues to present new collaborations with the recent announcement of their upcoming collab with renowned artist Takashi Murakami. The California-based brand and popular Japanese artist come together to present a deluxe, limited edition rage of footwear, apparel and skate decks through Vans' premium label Vault by Vans...

Violence erupted at a charity basketball game in St. Louis on Sunday (May 31) night and Lil Wayne was in the middle of it all. According to a report from TMZ, Weezy was acting as coach for his Young Money team at, ironically, a "stop the violence" event when he got so enraged at the referee that he charged the man and spit on him ...

On May 19, Chicago MC Twista and the city's Do or Die collective (Belo Zero, N.A.R.D. and AK) released a collaborative EP titled Withdrawal. The six-track project, released under Empire Music, reunites the veteran rappers for the first time in years...

Miguel held a surprise show at Joe's in Chicago last night (May 31) in celebration of his new album, Wildheart. Before hitting the stage, the R&B singer took to Twitter to announce the last-minute show. Chance The Rapper and A$AP Ferg were in attendance in Chi-town last night and joined Miguel on stage. Ferg pe...