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Gucci Mane just does not quit. The Atlanta rapper is currently serving three years and three months in prison on a federal gun charge. This hasn't stopped him from dropping project after project. It looks like we can expect even more new music soon. ...

DOOM's return.

Mike Bigga turns 43 today.

Killer Mike will be the latest hip-hop musician to grace the halls of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the gangsta rapper/activist is scheduled to lecture at the prestigious school on Friday (April 24). The Run The Jewels member will speak as a part of the school's "Hip-Hop Speaker Series...

Indio, California has been lit the last two weekends with some huge performances part of the famed Coachella Festival. The Weeknd closed out Saturday night's festivities with a full set and surprise appearance from none other than Kanye West...

Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed LP To Pimp A Butterfly has reached its first sales milestone recently pushing past 500,000 copies sold. The LP currently sits at No. 7 on Billboard's albums chart. The feat makes the Compton MC the eighth artist to sell 500,000 records in 2015...

Chief Keef takes a break from sipping lean and making music videos with his playa partna Andy Milonakis to do some promo for his upcoming release with frequent collaborator Fredo Santana, Blood Thicker Than Water. Today we get the BTTW track "Maybach...

Besides running around doing the most expensivest shit and serving as the Atlanta Hawks' CEO, 2 Chainz is hard at work on his upcoming LP and managing his new label. Today, we get a new mixtape track from Tity Boy titled "Get Away." The Atlanta rapper finds life spitting over Mob Deep's classic "Get Away" beat, produced by Havoc, off their 2001 LP Infamy...

Yesterday (April 18) was Record Store Day, and a number of artists honored the occasion by dropping exclusive vinyl releases. Run The Jewels offered up an exclusive 7-inch featuring four tracks. Today, they release one of the songs via the 'Net, "Bust No Moves" featuring Arkansas MC SL Jones...

A$AP Rocky recently dodged a legal bullet as his Philadelphia assault case was dropped by a judge after the rapper settled with the complainant. As previously reported, the de facto A$AP Mob leader was accused of slapping Lisa Wade during the “Made In America” festival back in 2013. According ...

A Migos concert Saturday night (April 18) at Georgia Southern University ended prematurely with group members Quavo and Offset being arrested along with several members of their entourage. The group was performing at GSU's Spring Bling concert when police showed up and the DJ was told to cut the sound, reports TMZ...

XXL Freshmen 2015 hopeful, Rich The Kid drops the video for his new track "What You Been Doin.'" For the visual, Rich posts up inside (and outside) and posh Miami mansion and raps about the spoils of being a bird flipper while flexing in exotic rides and flossing multiple gold chains...