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The people have spoken. And organizers have taken action. Following a petition to ban Action Bronson from performing at the NXNE Festival in Toronto, he has been removed from the list of performers on the main stage. As previously reported, a few days ago a T...

They say God watches over babies and fools. But some people seem to think drug dealers get a pass too. XXL 2014 Freshmen class member Troy Ave remixes Future's "Trap Niggas" into his own version titled "Dope Dealers" and drops the cocaine culinary inspired video...

Dom Kennedy has four days left in the preliminary campaign for his new self-titled LP which drops on June 2. Late last night, the California MC uploaded the album's latest single "2Bad" to his Soundcloud account. The ninth song in the forthcoming 11-song set, "2 Bad" is a laid back cut that finds Dom rapping about a woman who is too good looking to pass up on...

Nicki Minaj doesn't play any games on the mic or in the bedroom. The brown beauty recently landed the cover of Cosmopolitan's July 2015 issue , and gave an intimate interview covering, among other topics, money, love and sex, with the biggest eye-bulging Emoji moment coming during conversations about the latter...

Joe Budden is a wanted man. The Slaughterhouse MC missed a court date on Thursday (May 28) to face charges of grand larceny and robbery stemming from an alleged incident with his former girlfriend last August. Now the authorities are on the lookout for the Jersey rapper, according to TMZ...

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Whether you came back from Memorial Day with a quietly vicious hangover or the do-or-die imperative to Bring New York Back, this week was about an event album. A$AP Rocky's sophomore effort, At.Long.Last.A$AP, had superstars spilling off the crowded marquee. The firs...

Earlier this year, Iggy Azalea made headlines when she pushed back what was supposed to be a summer arena tour. The updated slate of performances was pushed to the fall; the Australian rapper was scheduled to embark on her first headlining swing this September in San Diego...

Turk is not going to go away quietly. After winning a default motion against Cash Money Records earlier in May, the former Hot Boy is pressing on with his lawsuit, which seeks more than $1 million in unpaid royalties from his former label. Acc...

Ty Dolla $ign's Free TC album is on the way and the West Coast crooner drops a video for the previously released "Only Right" featuring YG, Joe Moses and TeeCee 4800. Channeling their inner Reservoir Dogs, Ty and the gang don black suits and mean mugs while walking through town with what's likely a life sentence in a duffel bag ...

It's great to be Pharrell and the multi-talented artist's life just got better after closing on a new $7 million home in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon, reports Curbed. Featuring amazing views, six bedrooms, massive glass windows, a pool, a two-story guesthouse and a deck on top of the garage that doubles as an outdoor screening room amongst other amenities ...