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Lauryn Hill performances make headlines like those of few other artists. There have been those upset but her tardiness, or about her new arrangements of popular songs. But their newsworthiness comes, first and foremost from their scarcity...

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Jay Rock drops new heat titled "Money Trees Deuce." Produced by Flippa and co-produced by J Proof, Rock spits poetic bars about achieving your dreams no matter the obstacles. "I told my niggas if you hold me back/From pursueing, ain't no coming back" croons Rock on the hook. Jay stic...

Summer in America means festival season. And New York City's crowning jewel, The Governor's Ball Music Festival, is set to overtake the Empire State once again this weekend. The three day long festival has been Randall Island's premiere summer attraction since 2011 and has welcomed a number of dope acts over the years from the genres of rock, rap, pop, punk and EDM...

If his Twitter and Instagram accounts are to be believed, Pusha T doesn't take too kindly to racist business practices. The Virginia rapper took to both social media platforms over the past two days (June 1-2) to decry Venue Sports Lounge, a bar and grill in Virginia Beach...

When your reality television show has been around for five seasons, you need to brainstorm ways to keep it fresh. You can bring in new hosts, take the production to a new locale, throw a wrench in the lives of the participants. Or you can call Joe Budden...

DJ Mustard and Nic Nac (produced hits like "Ayo" plus "Loyal" and for artists like Chris Brown, Tyga, Pia Mia, August Alsina, Zendaya, Bobby Brackins) have teamed up for a side project called   Mustard x Mayo. Today they released "Got U" that features Marc E. Bas...

After news that Method Man is dropping a new album on August 21, the hip-hop vet releases "The Meth Lab" featuring Streetlife and Hanz On. From the streets of Shaolin, Meth drops gritty bars over the Cee The Architek-produced record. "Welcome to the meth la...

A.E. teams up with YG and Mila J for an ode to the West Coast titled "KILLAfornia." Oakland meets Bompton on this new track. A new face on the Westside is starting to make a name for himself. "This is KILLAfornia, niggas kill for promotion," A.E. r...

Amber Rose caused quite a stir back in May when a video surfaced of her drunk in the club saying that Travi$ Scott writes Kanye's songs popped up. Rose was asked about the night when she appeared on Big Boy's Neighborhood this week and said that she thinks someone may have slid something in her drink which prompted her to grab the mic and let loose ...

Waka Flocka Flame links up with Good Charlotte for "Game On" off the upcoming soundtrack of Pixels – The Movie. Yes you read that right, Waka and Good Charlotte have a song together and it's actually pretty good. In normal high-octane fashion, Waka raps over the KoOoLkOjAk-produced beat that incorporates samples of videos games. "We won't be afraid caus...

Slum Village has sat perched on the ledge between 'mainstream' and 'underground' since those terms read vastly differently than they do today. Their latest video, "Expressive," is for the kind of summer cut that should be at every cookout on each side of the imaginary aisle...