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A photograph of Jay Z used in the background in Rick Ross' "Movin' Bass" video could cost the Bawse. The MMG head is being sued by a photographer who claims the picture was used without permission. According to TMZ, Armen Djerrahian has filed court documents claiming he took the famous picture of Jigga holding up the Roc-A-Fella "diamond" sign back in 2003...

Conservative media's No. 1 troll Bill O'Reilly recently made hip-hop headlines after his ridiculous assertion that rap is at fault for the declining number of people currently claiming Christianity in the United States. Like most sensible people, Killer Mike has a hard time taking the Fox News television host seriously...

Soulja Boy dropped his first album in five years in February with the project, Loyalty but that hardly matters. The Atlanta rapper has pumped out over 20 mixtapes in that same time span keeping his name relevant in the eyes of fans. He recently added to the free music resume with his latest mixtape release, Swag...

Migos' Offset remains in Bulloch County Jail after being denied bond twice on charges related to the group's April 18 arrest at Georgia Southern University. Also arrested during the incident was Migos affiliate, and XXL Freshmen 2015 hopeful Rich The Kid who also remains in lock up - Quavo and Takeoff have since been released...

6.2.15 OPM A photo posted by DOM KENNEDY (@dopeitsdom) on May 15, 2015 at 2:08pm PDT   Dom Kennedy just announced his new album is coming next month. The Cali MC recently took to Instagram and unveiled the cover art for the self titled LP. The...

Fab has adopted a Diddy mentality and can't stop, wont stop dropping fire freestyles at the end of every week. This week was no different with the Brooklyn MC uploading his latest bar exam over Nas' "The Wold Is Yours" from his classic debut, Illmatic...

A photo posted by Yungin' (@augustalsina) on May 15, 2015 at 7:38pm PDT August Alsina apparently has some serious eye issues that recently required corrective surgery. The singer took to Instragram last night and posted a photo that shows him during the detailed procedure, which looks uncomfortable to say the least. In...

Texas-bred vixen, Lira Galore is one of the most desired women in the industry. The model/actress has been linked before ti Drake and MMG rapper, Rick Ross. Galore, formally a well-known stripper, has built a respectable following on Instagram thanks to the exotic pictures that she posts on the daily onto her IG page...

Although Drake serves as the Raptors' global ambassador, here's 8 reasons why the team loves Drizzy back.

The NBA Playoffs are heating up as the NBA Finals draw near and Mobb Deep collabed with ESPN to drop a remix to their classic "Survival of the Fittest" for the network's NBA Countdown show. The song will play during the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Finals, both set to begin next week ...

The amount of Young Thug's songs being leaked daily is insane. At least once a week a song that Thugger is on finds it way onto the web. This week in particular there were several songs by Thug and songs where he was just the featured artist being prematurely released to the public...

We live in a world of increasing musical ambiguity. With artists like former freshmen Ty Dolla $ign and August Alsina blurring the lines between rap and R&B, a new face has emerged walking the line between the genres. Enter Marc E. Bassy, ...