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Nipsey Hu$$le is gearing up for the release of his Mailbox Money project, and with that comes a brand new banger entitled "Choke" featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan. The track begins with Thugger letting off high energy bars over the booming London On Da Trak-produced joint before passing it off to Quan...

When artists and celebrities come out with a signature look, move or phrase, fans often times imagine them as the perfect spokesperson for certain products. Well, Freeway—who is known for his signature long, thick beard as well as his MC skills—has developed his own line of handcrafted beard cream known as All Natural Best Beard cream, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Freeway rock... Read M

Dej Loaf's "Try Me" was by far one of the most remixed tracks of the year, and now Dej Loaf has finally dropped another remix to the banger right before the year ends. Jeezy, who sets off the track, and T.I., who ends the track, both do a great job of starting their verses emulating Dej's unique flow, before reverting back to their normal flows to end their verses...

In comments made to British newspaper The Sun, Kanye West supports the possibility of Idris Elba playing the next James Bond. "James Bond is a role made for British actors and you won’t find a British actor who has the talent of Idris," said 'Ye. "To be ho...

On this day, 13 years ago, Pimp C got out of prison after serving nearly four years.

This past year has been many things: a rejuvenation for the West Coast, another major year for Atlanta and a coronation of sorts for DJ Mustard. But across the board, sentiment has been that 2014 was a down year for hip-hop. But that doesn't mean that there wasn't still great rap music that was made...

Sean Price, Billy Danze, and Maffew Ragazino team up to pledge their allegiance for the borough that raised them, Brooklyn. "Land of the Crooks" originally appeared on the Price and M-Phazes'  EP of the same title that dropped in Dec. 201...

Today, Alabama rapper Yelawolf turns 35! Yelawolf, who was born Michael Wayne Atha, is with Shady Records and Interscope Records. In 2010, he signed with Interscope after gaining a major online following with the release of his Trunk Musik mixtape...

Chicago natives MC Tree and Chris Crack have joined forces to drop a collab project entitled Tree + Crack. The 5 track EP shows off the skills that these two MCs possess, gliding through tracks like "Kicked Out," a track about getting kicked out of the club, and "EZ," a hi-hat driven banger, with ease...

Much like he and producer Ryan Lewis' 2012 album, The Heist, Macklemore's race and the discussion thereof has become inescapable. From regional underground artist to NPR curiosity to the Grammys, the Seattle populist has been picked up and dissected by most Americans concerned with popular culture...

As anticipation grows for the forthcoming release of Nipsey Hussle's new mixtape, Mailbox Money, more information about the project continues to be released. The official tracklist recently surfaced and it features some of hip-hop's leading and rising MCs...

Joey Bada$$ has been going hard as of recent, dropping a bevy of new tracks as the release date for his debut album B4.DA.$$ approaches, and now he's dropped his latest joint, "On & On." The Freddie Joachim-produced banger features Joey in his comfort zone; delivering slick rhymes over smooth, bumping beats. On...