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It’s been nearly 15 years since her unexpected death, but beloved songstress Aaliyah’s sound is more relevant than ever. Her hushed vocal style and playful treatment of topics like love and sex have once again become in vogue, thanks mainly to the influence of Toronto Tour De Force Drake, who’s taken these attributes and, combining them with spare production and witty punchlines, become one of the

Oh, I'm not sure about these lyrics...@thuggerthugger1 and @richhomiequan! #Lifestyle #ymcmb #TMurda #RichGang A video posted by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Oct 10, 2014 at 8:50am PDT Black-ish Tracee Ellis Ross—you probably either know her from UPN's Girlfriends or because of her booty—is infatuated with hip-hop. Her alter-ego ...

In this age of the Internet, where illegal downloads are just a click away, and where musicians and labels pay exorbitant amounts of money for promotion of projects in an effort to boost sales in a struggling record industry, it is not often that a project that is dropped without any prior warning is able to break into the Top 50...

The Juan Epstien podcast hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds held a special live recording of their popular show last night in Brooklyn. For the show, Rosenberg and Cipha brought out legendary NYC DJ Funkmaster Flex for a two-hour interview...

All of the tracks from The Game's upcoming Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf  that have been released thus far have been chock full of guest features, such as  "Really," "Black on Black," and "F**k Yo Feelings," and his latest single "Hit 'Em Hard," is no different. Featurin...

Note to self: Don't ask who Jay is while in front of Jay. While walking through Paris on vacation with his wife Beyonce and daughter Blue Ivy, Mr. and Mrs. Carter's security told people around them to not take videos. To which, a videographer behind the camera sarcastically asked "Who is he...

Photography By: Joseph Chea Last night (Oct. 7), Big K.R.I.T. hit the stage at NYC's Highline Ballroom as part of his nationwide Pay Attenion Tour.  To celebrate the upcoming release of his second studio album Cadillactica, the tour offered fans a chance to relive K.R.I.T.'s ...

Currently gearing up to unveil his second major label LP, Big K.R.I.T. has learned a great deal about the music business since the release of his debut album, Live From The Underground, in April 2013. Now he plans to show just how much he's grown on his upcoming effort, Cadillactica, due out Nov...

Snoop Dogg has a long history of being involved in youth football in California with his Snoop Youth Football League and now the Long Beach, CA MC is helping a Des Moines, Iowa youth league raise $20k. Snoop is using the crowdfunding site Tilt to raise money for the Inner City Urban Development  (ICUD) league in Des Moines and has already donated $5,000 of his own money to the cause. If raise...

Booked for a gig in South Africa that was eventually cancelled, Nicki Minaj is now being asked by South Africa's ANC Youth League (ANCYL) to return the $900,000 deposit the group put down. Minaj was scheduled to perform for the TribeOne Dinokeng Festival but the event never went down due to the City of Tshwane having insufficient infrastructure to put on the show ...

Publisher: 2K Sports Developer: Visual Concepts Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC Release date: October 7th, 2014 Like the Madden series, the NBA 2K franchise has evolved from just a video game into a culture that boasts a cult following When NBA 2K14 hit the next generation consoles it was such an astounding display of graphical power people wondered how developer Visual Concepts cou

Japanese brand Bape is well-known for its camo printed apparel, but the clothing brand is no stranger when it comes to timepieces. Bape returns with a new updated version of the BAPE Type 1 BAPEX timepiece. Releasing in two yellow gold versions (black dial and gold dial), the watches are inspired by the Rolex Submariner...