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Clearly, the Bay Area is ready for summer. In a new Iamsu! assisted track, Ventura, Calif. based rapper Kyle drops a surefire summer hype track that will have you singing along at your backyard barbecues and house parties. In an easy, repetitive hook, the two Cali upstarts scream "It's lit," leaving all their verbal complexities to the back and forth verses...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are celebrating their first wedding anniversary by renewing their vows in Paris. Us Weekly reports that the couple will be saying "I do" all over again in France in front of the Eiffel Tower. 'Ye is renting out the Eiffe...

Chief Keef lets loose two new records today. With his new album The Cozart on the way, Almighty Sosa drops “Psych Ward” and "Three Zero Zero." “Psych Ward” is produced by Ace Bankz. Keef raps about how he's lives in the Psych Ward and so does his squad. He goes on to talk about how he has a trap...

It's been nothing but uphill for Fetty Wap since his single "Trap Queen" took off last year, and things only seem to be getting better. The Paterson MC now releases the video for "679" featuring the Remy Boyz. NJ's golden child sets the scene at surprise party where, let's just say, things get X-rated real quick...

Vince Staples has made no bones about his distaste for Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul. On God in heaven I hate Chris Paul. — Vince Staples (@vincestaples) November 11, 2014 Let's talk about a real problem in the black community why the fuck they keep letting Chris Paul and Carmelo put out Jordan's — Vince Staples (@vincestaples) January 21, 2015 Chris Paul talk like a share cropper. —

Police confirm 50 Cent is not a suspect in the  Los Angeles jewelry store owner robbery in Las Vegas during Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight weekend. Associated Press reports that Officer Larry Hadfield said 50 is ruled out in the investigation. It was reported Sunday (M...

Snoop Dogg is getting animated. He will guest star on an upcoming episode of Nickelodeon's cartoon series Sanjay & Craig. The episode will air May 17 at 7:30 p.m. Snoops's character—who is named "Street Dog"—becomes the next door neighbor to the 12-year-old protagonist and his pet snake. He's moves into the quiet sub...

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"It's time for the Black Kardashian." Though most people associate Lil Kim with her music career (or at least her proximity to The Notorious B.I.G.), she has other ideas: "Everyone knows Lil Kim for being fabulous," she says in the teaser for what appears to be her nascent reality show. Lik...

Blabbering Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly continues his public crusade against hip-hop, this time blaming the music for the decline in American Christianity. A study done by the Pew Research Center says that the Christian population in the United States has dipped from 78...

  Last year was an odyssey for Azealia Banks. After finally liberating her long-awaited debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste, from Interscope purgatory, the New York rapper enjoyed a slew of rave reviews from critics and fans, many of whom pointed out the rapper's puzzling dexterity in crafting songs like "Chasing Time" (and the seemingly immortal "212"). However,... Read M

Premiered by DJ Clockwork on SiriusXM's Sway In The Morning show, Mac Miller's "I Got This Beat In My Head" is a lyrical showcase. Following a strong 2014 that culminated with a Warner Bros. deal, Mac has been relatively quiet in 2015. If "I Got This Beat In My Head" is any indication to what direction Mac's music is heading, the Pittsburgh native is poised to come back strong