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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...

Pusha T's clothing brand, Play Cloths, unveils its second delivery set from their summer 2015 collection. Staying true to the aesthetics of the delivery 1 collection, Play Cloths continues to pay homage to the hometown, and the nostalgia of favorite pastimes...

Hip-hop's hottest new couple could be cooling down. At least according to the internet rumor mill. The rap romance between Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj has been heavily documented on social media since its early stages. Since officially going public with their relationship, Omeeka has starred in music videos, packed on the PDA, fielded engagement rumors and even rubbed elbows with other big name coup

Apple is trying to get Drake to guest DJ on iTunes Radio. According to the New York Post, Drizzy is in a $19 million negotiation with Apple to fill a guest slot on their Beats streaming service. The "6 God" is among other artists the company is in talks with...

Young Thug got a new tattoo over the weekend to pay homage to one of his idols, Gucci Mane. We have all seen Gucci's infamous ice cream cone tattoo on his face. Now YT has done the same. He hopped on Instagram to share photos of his new ink yesterday (May 31). In both posts...

On this day, June 1, in hip-hop history... 1999: On June 1, 1999, Queens MC Ja Rule dropped his debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci. After working behind the scenes for years and getting a good look in writing the hook of Jay Z's 1998 hit single, "Can I Get A...

50 Cent spoke about Tidal, claiming he could of made the music streaming service more exciting. Fif stopped by Los Angeles radio station REAL 92.3 to talk with Letty and DJ Damage during "The Realest" segment of their radio show. The G-Unit chief was asked about Jay Z's streaming service and why he wasn't apart of the recent movement. In ...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are having another baby. Kim Kcmade the announcement in a teaser following tonight's (May 31) mid-season finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. "I just got the blood test back," Kim said to Khloé Kardashian in the new clip, "and I'm pregnant." Kim told Khloé afte...