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Chano takes a break from savin' his city to celebrate his birthday.

Rockie Fresh celebrates his birthday today, April 16.

24-year-old rapper Wasiu drops an excellent new single today. "Many Dreams" is produced by Soulection producer/fellow Montrealer Da-P dabeatX who puts his chef hat on and cooks up a melodic beat using a vocal sample from 2pac's "Runnin'." Wasiu r...

After quitting Twitter and Instagram last month, Iggy Azalea made a quick return to social media to break down how artists get songwriting credits. She used “Fancy” and her new Britney Spears collabo “Pretty Girls” as an example. Hi just wanted to com...

Rumors of Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill's engagement spread like wild fire across the web today, (April 15), and Instagram was no different. Just about everyone from media outlets to onlookers were questioning the matter, and Nicki Minaj's nonchalant tweet didn't help...

With the release date for his long-awaited debut album, Free TC, finally set for June 2, the superlatively talented Ty Dolla $ign lets loose with the video for his Charli XCX- and Tinashe-assisted single, "Drop That Kitty." The tour-de-euphemistic-force is punctuated by outsized cat costume heads, Slurpees (we don't think they're metaphors) and an over-eager Ty nearly leaping out of a co

Here's a rundown of 17 hip-hop personalities who have been the subject of sex tape rumors over the years.

While this week marked the five-year anniversary of his breakout mixtape, Kush & Orange Juice, the interceding years have seen Wiz Khalifa transform into a veritable hit maker, the kind of artist whose anthems bleed through the traditional album cycle and stick in playlists and in the speakers at every freshman mixer house party. To wit,...

How awesome is this. This morning's episode of Who Want's To Be A Millionaire featured a question where Tyler, The Creator was an actually answer choice. The question asked was "Which of these is a member of Odd Future, and NOT the lead character of a children's show...

Dej Loaf is beloved by her peers in more ways than one. Ever since her 2014 single "Try Me" blew up, the pint-sized female MC has been on everyone's radar. With co-signs like Nicki Minaj and Big Sean, Lil Loaf seems to be the next big thing for female rap...

Ty Dolla $ign has, in short order, made a name for himself as one of the premier songwriters in hip-hop and R&B, lending his talents to hits from a litany of artists, able to bend and warp his stye enough to contribute to a project of just about any kind. Bu...

Omeeka could be getting more serious than we thought. A lot more serious. Today (April 15), Nicki Minaj posted a cryptic, emoji-filled tweet suggesting that her and rapper boyfriend Meek Mill are now engaged. In the tweet, the "Truffle Butter" MC used the diamond ring emoji followed by a heart and single diamond, finishing off by telling her fans, "I'll post it later...