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Rising Windy City MC Lucki Eck$' drug-influenced, chopped not slopped style is a far cry from drill artists like Chief Keef and alt-rap artists like Chance the Rapper. Eck$ proves once again that Chicago is producing arguably the most versatile acts in rap right now and "What I Wanna" shows the young rapper's growth as he flows effortlessly over the Boathouse produced beat ...

Last night, Spanish Harlem rapper Bodega Bamz celebrated the release of his new album, Sidewalk Exec, in front of a packed house at S.O.B.s in New York City. From the time the doors opened at 10:30 PM, the multi-cultural crowd filled up the popular New York venue...

TM88 dropped his Sacii Lyfe mixtape. Pronounced sah-chee, the 16-track project is full of bangers, with appearances by Project Pat, Peewee Longway, Tracy T, Lil Uzi Vert, Metro Boomin and many more. While speaking with Fader, the producer said that Sacii Lyfe is full of beats that not just any rapper can spit on. "It's differe...

Three 6 Mafia rapper Crunchy Black has been arrested. TMZ reports that Crunchy was walking the streets of Las Vegas early Tuesday morning (Apr. 14), when he was stopped. Apparently, Black walked into an intersection at a "do not cross light," which officers found to be a little strange. Upon sto...

Today, Audio Push releases the covert art and trailer for their new mixtape, The Good Vibe Tribe.  "The purpose of The Good Vibe Tribe is to produce good vibes," says the West Coast duo in the trailer. "That's what it's all about at the end of the day. We just want ...

Today, former New England Patriots tight end and All-American football player at Florida was found guilty of first degree murder in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd in Massachusetts. During his professional career, Hernandez was seen as blossoming into a superstar and a seriously great option for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady alongside fellow tight end Rob Gronkowski...

Snoop Dogg has been a public supporter of marijuana for his entire career so it's no surprise that he invested in a medical marijuana delivery service. According to Business Insider, Big Snoop's Casa Verde Capital is one of several companies that invested a total of $10 million in Eaze. Nicknamed Ube...

On this day, April 15, in hip-hop history... 1999: On April 15, 1999 New York rapper Nas premiered his controversial music video for the song, "Hate Me Now" on MTV's music video countdown show, Total Request Live. The song "Hate Me Now" off the 1999 album I Am...

MC Hammer makes hip-hop history.

Happy Birthday, Blu!

North West's Jerusalem baptism was not only the hot topic of the internet, but the news also consumed Instagram today, (April 14). Kanye, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian traveled to the sacred city to baptize the 22-month-old. The ceremony took place at 12th century Saint James Cathedral, while the family was surrounded by paparazzi as they honored little North...

Young Thug drops another subliminal message through his Instagram account. The target for his message is unclear but it can be guessed that it's a memo for Lil Wayne. "If you're going to be a founder or a leader and respect when people look up to you be that," said Thug...