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Big Sean's lyrics in "Stay Down" was reportedly a major reason why he and Ariana Grande broke up. The tworecently split up earlier this week, which came as a big surprise since they've always looked pretty happy. According to TMZ, sourc...

Artwork inspired by the late Mac Dre will go on display in the former MC's hometown of Oakland, Calif. The artwork will be a part of  the “Dre Area: The Mac Dre Art Show” exhibit and will feature work from over 40 artists in honor of the slain rapper. Local visual artist Street Bea...

Nearly four years after the release of his Shady Records debut, Radioactive, Yelawolf is finally back, this time to attempt to solidify his place in the spotlight with his sophomore album, Love Story. As many may argue and as Yelawolf has even openly admitted, on past releases the Alabama native focused more on pleasing others than staying true to his own personal craft...

Young Buck drops the video for "Lean and Molly." The G-Unit rapper keeps it gangster in his latest visual, posted up outside a house with all of the homies "turnt on the drink and the molly." There are bottles of lean everywhere, and guns literally in everyone's hand...

After catching ground a few years back, Long Beach native Joey Fatts has continually made a strong name for himself within the sphere of hip-hop. From starting out homeless to assisting A$AP Rocky with the production behind his debut album, Fatts has built his career solely on his own from the ground up...

Today, Casey Veggies drops another remix to his money-stacking ode to the strippers of the world, "Backflip." Calling on Iamsu!, Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Ferg, all four rappers go in on the Su-produced track. The original version of the track featured just Iamsu! whi...

Chris Brown can finally move on from the basketball brawl lawsuit that arose from an alleged fight at 24-Hour Fitness in LA, last July. The singer and his lawyer, Mark Geragos, managed to settle with the alleged victim for an unbelievably small amount, offering up no more than four figures...

50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather's reunion was the talk of Instagram today, (April 23). The mogul and the undefeated champ seemed to have squashed beef after engulfing in quite an ugly war of words last year. During their exchange, 50 Cent uncovered Mayweather's severe reading disability while the boxer took jabs at 50's bankroll...

Jerry Heller, ex manager for N.W.A. and Eazy E, says that Suge Knight's hit-and-run murder case is a karma. TMZ caught up with Heller Outside Craig's and the ex mogul didn't hold any punches. "Instant karma," he said. "This is like O.J. ...

Tyler, the Creator is not one to shy away from voicing his opinion. The Odd Future purveyor has just dropped his fourth LP, Cherry Bomb, and recently spoke to Billboard at length about why this record excites him more than his previous efforts, making Kanye West step up his game and what compelled him to craft his own mobile app, Golf Wang. But firs...

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Frank Ocean is now officially Frank Ocean. The 27-year-old crooner known for his Grammy winning debut album Channel Orange has legally changed his name from his birth name, Christopher Edwin Breaux, to his stage moniker. TMZ reports that the "Thinking Bout You" singer made an initial effort to change his name back in November 2014 but was denied because of unpaid tickets and a suspended