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DJ Clue returns with a new mixtape, blowing the dust off his Banned From CD mixtape series. The tenured record-spinner has been working closely with Fabolous tossing out weekly freestyles reminiscent of their early, late-90s collaborations...

HBO's hit show Game of Thrones is a fan favorite among a number of rappers and hip-hop heads. So much so that the network started dropping series themed mixtapes with appearances from MCs like Method Man, Stalley, Talib Kweli and others...

Chris Brown is going on a small tour next month and he is bringing friends, August Alsina, Sevyn Streeter and Omarion along with him. Dubbed the X Tour Live, the musicians will hit up four locations in the South and Midwest starting June 10...

"You gotta beat Surf 1st b4 you get to me" -Drake #NOME5 @champagnepapi A video posted by ITSBIZKIT (@its_bizkit) on May 9, 2015 at 7:21pm PDT Either Drake is just flexing, or he is really working hard on his battle raps behind the scenes. Last n...

While he puts the finishing touches on So Help Me God SWISH, Kanye West isn't sitting idle. Last night 'Ye headlined 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango Festival 2015 at the StubHub Center in Carson, Ca. The lineup included Calvin Harris, Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, David Guetta, Jason Derulo, Sia, Ne-Yo, Lunchmoney Lewis, Natalie LaRose, Echosmith and Tori Kelly. ...

Nate Dogg's son, Naijiel Hale, is trying to stop the late singer's wife from cashing in on his estate. The family has been fighting over the beloved hip-hop singer's estate since his death in March 2011. Now, Naijiel is claiming that Nate's widow Latoya Calvin was just in it for the money and doesn't deserve anything, reports TMZ...

A Los Angeles area jeweler is accusing people in 50 Cent's crew of assaulting him and making him run the jewels. And he has taken his story to the police. According to TMZ, Robert Marin, owner of LAX Jewelry Co. claims he traveled to Las Vegas the weekend of the Mayweather vs...

Bow Wow is the latest rapper to cut contractual ties with Cash Money Records. Shad recently announced the split via his Facebook account. The rapper have been signed to the storied Southern rap imprint since 2009 but has yet to drop an album even though he has been frequently plugging his upcoming LP Underrated for years...

Diplo helmed electronic project, Major Lazer drops their latest animated video for the syrup soaked RiFF RAFF collab, "2 Cups." Codeine is the theme of the day as the title implies. In the colorful animated clip, Styrofoam cups and bottles of the purple potion are on full display as well as a beefed up demented looking version of Jody High Roller...

Money clearly aint a thang for urban music's power couple, Jay Z and Beyoncé. The two world-famous entertainers just purchased a renovated church in New Orleans for a $2.6 million. The huge home in the Garden District of New Orleans was reportedly purchased by the couple under the name of Sugarcane Park LLC, which shares the same mailing address as Beyonce’s management company. The 13,292 ... Read

It's been two years since French Montana dropped his debut album Excuse My French. Spearheaded by the hit single "Pop That," the album was a while in the making. Now it's time for part deux. The Bad Boy MC recently sat down for an interview with Billboard and revealed his sophomore LP will hits shelves this summer, more specifically in August...

Surprise, surprise. After dropping the new mixtape collab with Zaytoven OGZAY, last month, we bet you didn't guess OG Maco was going to drop a new project today. And if so, you was right. The rising Atlanta star hits us with the new mixtape, Tax Free, on no notice...