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Yoga Flames. With Kid Ink's sophomore album Full Speed three weeks away, the West Coast spitta drops "Like A Hott Boyy." Ink teams up Bricc Baby Shitro and Young Thug to channel their inner Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. and Turk. Atlanta heavyweights ...

Kendrick Lamar links with Montreal rapper, producer, and poet Jonathan Emile for a track paying tribute to the victims of police brutality like Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin. After a year of national press filled with news about numerous deaths of unarmed black men by the police, "Heaven Help Dem" is a powerful song that stirs emotions of both anger and sadness as soon as

In the 20-plus years he's spent in the national consciousness, Snoop Dogg has never ceded the spotlight. Now, The Daily Mail reports, that charisma is quantifiable. According to a study by Addiction-Treatment.com, the Long Beach legend tops the likes of even Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian-West, Snoop's account edged those of Lil B and Miley Cyrus...

#chrisbrown says no more nigga parties #video #pressplay A video posted by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on Jan 12, 2015 at 1:16am PST   Following the shooting that left five people injured at a San Jose nightclub early Sunday (Jan. 11)...

What's going on Nigeria right now is heartwrenching. Boko Haram terrorists raided the Nigerian town of Baga and its neighboring villages and murdered upwards of 2,000 people, including numerous women and children. That's after despicable acts including the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria in 2014. Many rappers ...

Made out of emojis Wtf! What an honor. A photo posted by AlmightySo (@chieffkeeffsossa) on Jan 12, 2015 at 9:02pm PST New Web sites and applications are always popping up and stealing our attention away from the old. The best of them are great because of their simplicity, and the opportunity they give us to do something cool...

Some people are just too big to fit on screen. One would think the late Tupac Shakur falls into this category--his musical catalog alone is one of the most storied and dissected in the history of hip-hop. Add to that his career as an actor and lifelong commitment to social and political causes, and you have one of the most magnetic characters in modern American culture...

Almost a year ago, Flavor Flav pleaded not guilty to charges resulting from a traffic stop on Jan. 9, 2014. Flav faced felony charges after allegedly speeding and driving without a license while on his way to his mother's funeral.  Billboard reports that court documents show the rapper and reality star was indicted last month on a felony charge of driving with a suspended license. The...

Ever heard of the @fakewatchbusta Instagram account? Basically, the account puts those who flaunt fake luxury watches on blast for all the internet to see. Now Troy Ave is doing the same to all the women whose assets are surgically enhanced ...

Rapper, actor, and entrepreneur 50 Cent added another title to an already impressive masthead when he joined the New York Daily News as the editor of the paper's "Confidenti@l" column for the day. Along with picking what stories would be written, what photos would be chosen and attending a news meeting, Fif dedicated some time to do a Q+A with fans on the Daily News' site. While the ...

Yo Gotti released a new song with a guest appearance from Jadakiss. "Real Rap" is a smooth, soulful track over a Young Starz beat. The track is off Concealed—Gotti's DJ Drama-hosted mixtape—which is set to drop sometime this week (at a random time). Both Veteran MCs spi...

Phonte and Oddisee are not passive people. The Oddisee-produced "Requiem" is the first official single from the upcoming Mello Music Group compilation Persona; in the wake of the national (and international) unrest of late, the artists--hailing from North Carolina and Washington, DC, respectively--vent their frustrations. The...