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Danny Strong is no slouch. The Empire creator is a seasoned writer, having penned the script for such high-profile films as Mockingjay, Game Change and The Butler. But when it came time to find the core of his runaway hit that chronicles the inner workings of the rap industry, there was only one person who had the expertise he needed. “I was in my car in L.A...

Juicy J speaks in fragments. "Dirty pussy/ Suck my dick/ Scary movie." It's effective. The Memphis legend returns in his new video for "All I Need (One Mo Drank)," his K Camp-assisted single, weaving through the kind of house party he's soundtracked and terrorized for the better part of two decades now...

Action Bronson has been holding it down for Queens since he first entered the rap game after a broken leg in January 2011 ended his culinary career. Today, after a four-year grind that has included mixtapes with The Alchemist (Rare Chandeliers), Statik Selektah (Well-Done), Party Supplies (Blue Chips and Blue Chips 2) and an EP with Harry Fraud (Saaab Stories), Bronson drops his debut album, Mr. W

Though A$AP Rocky's life seems to hang in grainy, faux-VHS rap-star excess, it's been a dark period for him and his circle of friends. Since his mentor, manager and confidant A$AP Yams passed away tragically in January--and since that death was ruled an accidental overdose last week--Rocky tells the New York Times that he has been remembering the guidance Yams gave him, and thanks him for instilli

Tyga drops the visuals for "40 Mill" today. This is the same video where T-Raw had a run in with the police that resulted with him being handcuffed and his body guard being arrested. The music video is pretty dark. It seems like Tyga is rebelling and is tired of being famous. The...

Freekey Zekey may be busy handling the day-to-day business for Diplomat Records and his 730 Dips movement, but the president of Diplomat Records also finds time to promote his ladies shop, Perfect Pair Shoes, located at Northgate Mall in Greensboro, North Carolina...

It seems a major shift in the content of today's hip-hop is underway, and J. Cole does nothing but allude to this in the new "G.O.M.D." video. The rapper stages a slave uprising in his latest clip, rallying the plantation's servants to revolt against their owners...

Anybody will tell you the quickest and relatively cheapest way to switch up your appearance is to color your hair. And with artists, their images are always evolving based on where they want to take their music. Which is why we can barely keep up with their morphing hair styles...

Action Bronson releases the video for "Baby Blue" featuring Chance the Rapper. The music video is pretty fantastic. Bronson pays homage to Eddie Murphy's classic movie Coming to America, playing a king looking for his bride. Bam Bam imitates many of the classic scenes from the movie like the barbershop haircut moment, Randy Watson and Sexual Chocolate performance and Samuel L. Jackson's

  As the March 31 release date for his Jerry Seinfeld collaboration, The Album About Nothing draws closer, Wale has decided to let go of his most high-profile collaboration. "The Summer League," which features both Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, is a return to blueprints almost a decade old, Wale recalling his more contained style from 2008's Mixtape About Nothing, which vaulted him into

After their show in Norfolk, Va. (March 16), Travi$ Scott and Young Thug's tour bus were surrounded by Virginia goons because the Houston native dissed Trey Songz. Songz was born and raised in Virginia. Scott yelled, "F*%k Trey Songz!" after performing "Backyard," a cut off his latest project Days Before Rodeo (see below)...