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Boldy James returns with his latest mixtape, Trapper's Alley 2: Risk vs. Reward. The Detroit MC has been carving a bigger name since inking a deal with Nas’ Mass Appeal Records imprint last year and gives fans a glimpse of his latest progress with the follow-up to 2011's Trapper's Alley. Just...

Apparently Ab-Soul loves his fans so much he's willing to risk his standing on one of the hottest labels in hip-hop. Or nah. The Top Dawg Ent. wordsmith took to Twitter earlier today to announce a new release, with a warning. "I might get dropped from the label for this 1, but fuck it lol...

Kanye West has been slowly unleashing Yeezy season since the dawn of 2015, with his latest unveil being the new single "All Day" which he recently premiered during a rousing performance at the BRIT Awards. The new track, produced by Velous and French Montana, shows a different, more familiar side of West than his upcoming album's previous releases "Only One" and "FourFiveS

This last week of February has seen ferocious new cuts from a host of acts who are milling about the fringes of mainstream success. Some, like G-Unit, are on the back nine of their runs as superstars; on the other side of the coin, Inglewood's Skeme and Atlanta's EarthGang are ramping up for their own shots at the pop charts...

Miss Twerksum's vine page is a thing of beauty. One half of the official Twerk Team, this bombshell is a man's dream girl. The Atlanta native is has the moves to mesmerized any viewer. It's a magical thing to see. We talked to her about how did they come up with their signature moves...

As part of their effort to shed more light on 1997 and 1998 in New York hip-hop, MTV and Genius have unearthed Cam'ron's first video interview. The '98 sit-down is Cam stripped down to his base elements--before the furs, before the self-mythologizing, before Juelz...

He got it on his wrists instead. His mothers birthdate and North's birthdate in Roman numerals pic.twitter.com/YZKNPcWW6P — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 27, 2015 Kanye West got his daughter North West and his late mother Donda West's birthdates tattooed on his wrists. Kim Kard...

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Instagram was full of jokes today (Feb. 27), as the world lost their minds over the color of a random dress. The Game chose to partake in the national frenzy, poking fun at the stir up the clothing has caused. Going off of the revelation that people really do interpret colors differently, the rapper chose to bring up the topic that Black People are indeed brown, actually gold, according to him...

The mutual respect between 50 Cent and Drake has been well-documented over the years. In an interview last April shortly after he left Interscope behind, 50 told MTV that two artists he'd like to work with were Drake and Rihanna, saying that they both bring something to the table that he himself does not...

"Hold up, I ain't trying to stunt, man/But these Yeezys jumped over the Jumpman." Kanye West's Yeezy 750 Boosts are the most coveted sneakers on the planet right now. Since its highly anticipated limited Valentine's Day release two weeks ago, every sneaker head has been fiending for them...

Logic teams up with Big K.R.I.T. for "Top Ten." After getting 400,000 followers on Twitter last night, the Visionary Music Group artist put out a loose track to thank his fans. "Top Ten" is fire. Logic drops Mortal Kombat references (look at the sick cover art) while proclaiming that he's one of the best in hip-hop right now. His flow on the 6ix-pro...