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Will media personality Charlamagne Tha God soon overtake Young Thug as hip-hop's leading hookman? Maybe if he tried. But for now, here's Tink with "Around The Clock" featuring Charlamagne Tha God. Tink's liquid delivery here proves that "Movin Bass" was no fluke...

Last night at an intimate gathering at Chung King Studios in midtown Manhattan, DJ Premier, Royce Da 5'9" and Adrian Younge unveiled their PRhyme project in a performance for Boiler Room TV. The group was announced in September, with Royce handling MC duties and Primo behind the boards, crafting a nine-track LP using only samples from Younge's extensive catalog of soul-funk-jazz records... Re

The 2014 American Music Awards (AMAs) is scheduled to to broadcast a plethora of high profile performances by artists like Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, Mary J. Blige, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and more. One performance in particular has the people over at ABC extremely anxious and nervous...

As we reported a few weeks ago, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta producers decided to fire cast members Benzino and his fiancée Althea Eaton in the aftermath of the brutal brawl that occurred during the show's reunion in July. According to our previous report, Benzino and Eaton believed that they were being used as scapegoats for the fight that broke out. Well, acc...

Part of what made Mike Jones such a known name in the first place was his ear for production. The beat from "Still Tippin" still holds up. "3 Gram" probably isn't going to catch that mainstream relevance, but that spacy, bass-heavy production is nothing to be slept on...

J. Cole definitely has to go down as one of the most down to earth rappers in the game right now. Whether it was his 'Dollar And A Dream' tour where people could attend his shows for only a dollar,  or him going to Ferguson to support the Mike Brown protests over the summer, Cole is always thinking about his fans. Col...

El-P and Killer Mike are excellent rappers, and that's evident in their acclaimed RTJ 2. That completely makes up for the fact that they're horrible EMT workers. A few people suffer the consequences of their incompetency in the "Blockbuster Night Pt...

Wicked, wicked, wicked! Happy Born Day, Future!

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Shortly after releasing his trippy single "Lil Stoner Boi" late Monday night (Nov. 17), Alex Wiley is back with another new record called "Booty Club (Goin' Dumb Again)." The track is a part of his New Yaboyery playlist which loosely details where he's at in both his personal life and musical career...

After showing off his painting prowess with Happy Socks, Snoop Dogg kicked it with Paper Magazine to discuss his infatuation with weed and why it helps bring out his best work as a painter. You gotta respect the art. "It gives me more vision, more thought process...

After the pint size singer with the sultry voice confirmed their relationship status in mid-October, Ariana Grande and Big Sean continue to show the public just how affectionate they can be. Remember when they were caught flirting on Instagram...