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Jay 305 drops the video for "Thuggin" featuring Joe Moses. In the video, Jay leads his group of goons on a crime spree. From stealing money from other gang members to extorting an old man to help rob cars to stealing from the local supermarkets, nothing is off limits for the Interscope Records signee. The...

Killer Mike is political. It's not just the explicit references to Ronald Reagan or the urging his fans to "kill the police motherfuckers." His presence in the mainstream music world is itself a statement, and a booming one at that. And while the CNN appearances are all well and good, the video for "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)," off of the second Run the Jewels record,

Cozz releases the video for "Knock Tha Hustle (Remix)" featuring J. Cole. The song is off his Dreamville/Interscope debut, Cozz & Effect, which dropped last year. The West Coast MC invades the streets of New York City as he runs around with his crew. The bla...

Slim Thug messed up his credit by having sex with his real estate agent. "Who would have known that sex would lead to losing money? Obviously, I didn't," said Slim Thug in an Op-ed for the New York Times. In the article, Slim talks about how having a sexual relationship with his real estate led to financial problems. The Boss L...

According to a report by The Wrap, Kanye West has left CAA--and with it, longtime agent Cara Lewis. The rapper, producer and fashion designer will now be repped by United Talent Agency. According to sources close to the West camp, CAA was not generating enough non-touring revenue to satisfy West. (CA...

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Adrian Marcel dropped another mixtape, Weak After Next Reloaded. The 19-track project serves as the final installment to the R&B singer's Weak series and features appearances from Kelly Rowland, Pusha T and Casey Veggies. The first two mixtapes in the Weak series were 7 Days of Weak and Weak After Next. Back in Febr...

Action Bronson was the musical guest on Late Show with David Letterman last night (March 25). The chef turn MC called on Chance the Rapper to perform their collabo, "Baby Blue." The performance comes days after the two debuted the video for the mellow track. Whi...

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Tyrese has been hard at work lately finishing up the final details on his sixth solo studio album, Black Rose, which is set to drop on July 7 through his own label, Voltron Recordz. He's been kicking off anticipation in the last few weeks by dropping his first single, "Dumb Shit" featuring Snoop Dogg, and following that up with the track's video featuring the two getting plenty cozy with

Hit-Boy dropped two new tracks, along with the accompanying videos. "Automatically" is a real chill song, as the Hit drops smooth bars over the track. "I been on my grind for so long/Listen to the story I tell in this song," raps the Grammy award winning producer on the song's hook...

G-Unit stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 25). With the help of The Roots, the newly reunited rap group performed their new single, "I'm Grown." The track is featured on the Guerrilla Unit's The Beast Is G-Unit EP. Every MC in the...