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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...

Kanye West and the Creator of NYFW, Fern Mallis, may be interviewing each other soon. The New York Post reports that dates are still tentative but West and Mallis are going to end their beef and hopefully start a friendship. Mallis got in touch with 'Ye's publicist and are working on dates so they can have a sit-down at the 92nd Street Y, the location where she hosts "Fashion Icons” interview

This week's SXSW festival in Austin promises to be, as always, one of the year's premier grounds for discovering new music and seeing old acts play for intimate crowds. With their annual Woodie Awards, MTV has packed a star-studded roster into the usually ramped annual fesitivities...

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XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Bas was the ...

Rappers love to show that they're living good and eating better. Often on an equally extravagant place setting, MCs are snapping and posting more and more pics of their five star meals, presumably to make us all hungry and jealous. Since you are what you eat, on tour or at home, these guys are getting in their 2,000 calories the most indulgent way possible...