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British Fans are petitioning to kick Kanye West off of the bill for Glastonbury Festival this summer for “a rock band.” It was announced Monday (March 16) that 'Ye was one of the music festival's headliners. Since the online petition was created mo...

Kendrick Lamar has proven over and over again that he's not afraid to stand up against the best rappers in the business, having included Drake, TDE label mate Jay Rock and West Coast legend MC Eiht on his Interscope debut good kid, m.A.A...

American tennis brand, K-Swiss is partnering with renowned DJ, producer and entrepreneur Diplo to launch ‘The Board,’ a game-changing campaign built to inspire and lead the next generation of entrepreneurs. Diplo will serve as the Director of a 100-person board comprised of creative and connected individuals who will work on bringing the K-Swiss brand back to prominence. Diplo will...

The world now knows that Chris Brown's nine-month old daughter looks like. While visiting with CB on Monday (March 16), Royalty, Breezy's alleged daughter, was seen with her mother, 31-year old model Nia Guzman-Amey. Brown was in Houstin for a stop on this Between the Sheets tour with Trey Songz and arranged a private pre-show to spend time with his daughter. The pair was traveli...

Ludacris was visibly upset at the Paul Walker jokes during the recent filming of Justin Bieber's roast (March 14). Comedy Central has decided to cut that portion of the show when they will broadcast the roast on March 30. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a spokesperson said that comedian Jeff Ross may have crossed the line when he mentioned the late actor, who died in a car crash back in Novem

Today, March 18, is the birthday of MC turned award winning actress Queen Latifah

Pro Era's CJ Fly released a new track today on the week that South By Southwest starts. “Run 2″ is produced by Toronto MC/producer Devontée and is a loose cut to keep fans satisfied while they wait on Fly's new project, which currently doesn't have a name or release date. Other than his OT...

Tyrese released the music video for "Dumb Sh*t" featuring Snoop Dogg. The black and white visual was directed by Matt Alonzo and produced by Voltron Recordz & Happy Place Tara Razavi. The video is kind of aesthetically reminiscent to Snoop's "Drop It Like It's Hot" video with it's visuals and color highlights...

Last night, Trinidad James made a rare appearance on the show, 'CNN Tonight' to discuss the usage of the n-word in hip-hop, but it was his outfit that had the internet talking after his televised appearance. Known for rocking some of the most flamboyant and daring outfits in hip-hop, Trinidad James showed up on Don Lemon's show sporting an olive green fedora, zebra print windbreaker, black tee

A lot went down on Instagram today, (March 17). News broke of Nicki Minaj's upcoming tour, The Pinkprint Tour. Meek Mill, Dej Loaf, Tinashe and Rae Sremmurd will be tagging along for the U.S. leg, which kicks off July 17 in Dallas, Texas. "Wayyy Up I Feel Blessed‼️ love to @nickiminaj @meekmill #ThePinkPrintTour," Dej Loaf posted on Instagram. Cam'ron ...

With the fifth season of HBO’s hit show, Game of Thrones, premiering on April 12, fans can now stream and download the mixtape now via SoundCloud, and download it for free at iTunes. Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol. 2, the show's secon...

Though it feel victim to a convoluted half-release on the iTunes store, Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album, To Pimp a Butterfly, has distinguished itself as the high-water mark for digital music fervor. On March 16) the LP set a single-day album streaming record for the digital music provider Spotify, who report that the album was listened to over 9...