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Back in August, Kid Ink and a female friend were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace and giving false information to officers, following an altercation in a Las Vegas club. Today news was released that the West Coast MC struck a deal with the prosecutors and the charges against him has been dropped for a measly fee of $120, according to TMZ. Kid I...

On this day, Nov. 17, in hip-hop history, Ice Cube dropped his third solo album, 'Predator.'

With the Holidays upon us, it's time to party and mix up a few new drinks for you and your holiday guests. Not sure what to cook up? BACARDI has you covered as they have selected three new drinks at the BACARDI Legacy Cocktail Competition that they believe will be popular for a long time ...

Update (Nov. 30, 11:00 a.m.): Here's the official tracklist for J.Cole's upcoming album 2014 Forest Hills Drive: ---- Original Story: J. Cole has finally officially announced what people were speculating for a while now; he will be releasing a new project this year. 201...

Stats: Measurements: 34-27-37 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Rappers: 2Pac, Jay Z, Eminem, Biggie, Lil Wayne, TI, Young Jeezy...Lil Kim & Nicki of course. Ugh. There's so many! I just love hip-hop period. ...

#migos said they straight #chainsdangling #video #pressplay A video posted by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:54pm PST Update (Nov. 17, 6:54): Migos took to Instagram to respond to the allegation that Quavo got his chain snatched in DC by Chief Keef's affiliates...

Update (Nov. 17, 12:16): Timbaland really didn't like the Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic. Timbaland called Hot 97's Ebro In The Morning to discuss why he disliked the movie so much and why he went ham on Instagram. Essentially he says the movie was not done well and in poor taste and he thought "it was a joke" because Aaliyah's family didn't approve of the movie...

XXL Freshman Kevin Gates' signature phrase, "I don't get tired" has gone viral and was even instrumental in getting the Baton Rogue rapper his own energy drink. So it's only right that he eventually incorporated his comical tag line into a track...

With less than a month until the December 15 release of Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint, the rollout for the long awaited LP is in full swing. Minaj recently released the new track, "Only" featuring Lil Wayne, Drake and Chris Brown and debuted another new song titled "Bed of Lies" featuring Skylar Grey during MTV's EMA's...

In what has seemed to become a normal occurrence, Cash Money Records is being hit with a lawsuit over unpaid production. This time, for an artist that is no longer on the label. According to TMZ, Orange Factory Music is suing the storied Southern rap label for work done on Jay Sean's hit album, All or Nothing...

Instagram is full of all kinds of interesting characters, but Baddie Winkle is on a whole other level. The 86-year-old great-grandmother might be the hippest senior citizen on social media. The triple OG has amassed over 400,000 Instagram followers and 250,000 Twitter followers from posting pictures of herself just living life in gear that your average hypebeast might fight over...

Update (Nov. 17, 2:42): A$AP Ferg's Ferg Forever mixtape is dropping on Nov. 28, according to DatPiff. ---- Currently on tour, and with a mixtape on deck, A$Ap Ferg is back in go mode. Today, we premiere the latest track from the A$AP mob member, "Doe-Active...