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Joey Bada$$ has been playing it somewhat low key since the release of his debut LP, B4.DA.$$ in mid January. Today, he returns with something new for the fans. The rip gods have blessed us with a new song from the Brooklyn MC titled "Perception vs Reality...

Legendary G-funk singer Nate Dogg passed away at the age of 41 from complications due to suffering multiple strokes on March 15, 2011.

Rae Sremmurd's club banger "Throw Sum Mo" has finally gotten a visual treatment. Today, the Mike Will Made-It protégés put forth the video for their Nicki Minaj and Young Thug assisted third single which is currently rising on the charts. In the clip,...

Kanye West is saying President Obama's recent statement that he's never called the West household is false. Potus was recently a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live where he denied speaking to either Jay Z or West, despite both of the rap stars' claims...

What year is it? 'Cause you would swear it was '98 the way Fabolous has been getting down on the freestyle tip, recently. While still promoting his most recent release The Young OG Project with videos like "Ball Drop", Loso has been blessing the masses with some hard-hitting freestyles...

Brains, beauty and bars. Dutch ReBelle returns with the video for her 360 assisted track, "Recline" from her recently released mixtape, ReBelle Diaries. The Boston MC gives the laid back track an equally laid back visual as the treatment's continuous slow-motion shots help subdue the viewer...

Currently knee deep in his The Turn Up Godz: Tour, Waka flock Flame drops an updated version of his tour mixtape track, "All These Bitches" with Future, renaming the song "Rotation." The latest version features Waka and Future getting new-age crunk over a sinister Southside beat...

As promised, Harlem spitfire Azealia Banks is gracing the cover of the latest edition of Playboy magazine. The cover shot leaked today which shows Banks semi-bent over rocking a form-fitting cheetah print outfit. The purple weave-wearing rapper has a surprised look on her face, covering her mouth as a faux black cat perches on her head...

The ripples of Kanye West were abundant at the Chop Shop in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood Friday night for 21-year-old Vic Mensa’s homecoming. That the show sold out in under 20 minutes was no surprise given the hometown hero’s recent ascendance via Yeezy. Fresh off unveil...

A redeye flight across The Pond with Flatbush Zombies means bloodshot eyes literally on the group's latest single offering "Redeye To Paris." After dropping a loosie last week featuring Domo Genesis, the FZ's return today with another Day Of The Dead left over featuring rising UK rapper Skepta (remember the name)...

Pharrell might not have seen the last of the Marvin Gaye family in a courtroom setting. After recently winning a $7.3 million lawsuit against the Virginia super producer and Robin Thicke over "Blurred Lines," the family of the late singing legend is asserting Skateboard P might have swiped another one of Gaye's songs without permission...