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By the sounds of his latest releases, Chief Keef might be lacking for holiday cheer. He dropped the track "Kill Him" earlier in the week. Now he returns with a new song titled "Bodies On The Ground" featuring fellow Chiraq rapper Fredo Santana...

40oz Van has made a name for himself and his brand in the world of streetwear. His hats and apparel have been seen everywhere in the streets of NYC all the way to the streets of LA. As the brand continues to grow, so do the collaborations for 40oz NYC, and this year marked a major one for 40 as they collaborated with elite streetwear brand 10...

After trolling fans and the industry by announcing (then recanting) he would be quitting rap and moving to Australia, Hopsin has more information to make public. This time, we think it's official. Hop recently teased a new LP titled Pound Syndrome, and earlier today the Cali rapper released the artwork to the forthcoming album, which will drop on Funk Volume Records, via Instagram...

Adding on to the buzz the Nike Air Huarache had in 2014, the Swoosh closes out the year by unveiling a new Air Huarache with the very appealing "Graphite." Keeping the traditional '90s structure, this Huarache "Graphite" features an array of grey tones throughout the sneaker , a vibrant outsole made up of a Bright Crimson colorway and a black rubber heel tab...

Ludacris continues to warm up the crowd for his official return. The Atlanta wordsmith has been on a streak of consistent remix and freestyle releases with his Ludaverses. Today he continues his run with a freestyle over Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé's "Feeling Myself" track off Nicki's The Pinkprint project. The b...

Nike unveils a new upcoming colorway of their popular silhouette, the Nike Air Foampostite Pro. The forthcoming sneaker is being dubbed as the Foamposite Pro "Aqua" and will feature a navy and aqua colorway. The shoe is scheduled to drop in Asian retailers within the weeks to come, while the "Aqua" Foamposite should see a U...

As promised, Chinx makes sure snow is in the forecast for your holiday listening pleasure. After spending the days leading up to Christmas giving to needy families, Chinx offers up some new music to his dedicated fans dropping the fifth installment in his Cocaine Riot mixtape series...

Beyoncé has had the clubs on smash with her up-tempo Detail and Bobby Johnson-produced banger "7/11" from the BEYONCE: Platinum Edition LP, closing out another strong year. As 2014 officially winds down, the song's co-producer Detail decides to give the song a revamp by enhancing the beat and putting in vocals from French Montana. The B...

It's a strange time to be Lil Wayne. His proteges, Drake and Nicki Minaj, are among the biggest rappers in the world; Wayne's own name still carries enough weight to give fans and critics heart palpitations when loosies pop up on the web. Yet...

It's Christmas, and the long slow dirge of year-end lists continues. This time, we're focusing on the artwork that defined a year, for better or for worse. Whether it was Nicki Minaj stamping her thumbprint on the hip-hop world once and for all, YG showing the planet that he put his money where his mouth was or Young Thug plastering his face on the body of Wiz Khalifa—wait, what?—here...

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