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Earlier this month, Kanye West made headlines when he was wrongly accused of ordering a fan in a wheelchair to stand up while he was performing his set on the Australian leg of his Yeezus tour. Kanye and his wife, Kim, lashed out against the media for their portrayal of the incident. Thi...

Say what you want about Chris Brown, but one thing is for certain; the man can sell records. This week, Chris Brown sixth studio album X came in at No. 2 on the charts this week, selling a whopping 142,155 units. The album, which features songs such as “Loyal”, “Autumn Leaves”, and the title track “X”, delivers one of the strongest weeks for an urban music album this year. Lecrae's Anomaly, which

Last Monday, the Internet was buzzing over the surprise announcement of DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9’ teaming up for something big. In a small video clip, the pair visited Adrian Younge's record store, and later on played an untitled track with Royce rapping, “This is for the real hip-hop niggas who would never ever, ever ask me am I here to replace Guru.” Talks of the...

With Stalley, Rick Ross, and Wale all dropping music or promoting albums as of late, it seemed like Rockie Fresh was in danger of getting lost in the shuffle. After releasing the Hit-Boy-produced "Official" back in July, listeners didn't hear much from Rockie Fresh who has reportedly been working on his MMG-debut. Tod ...

It's been well publicized that Pharrelll Williams will be curating the upcoming soundtrack for NBA 2K15, but the entertainer along with his top hat will also be a part of the video game. Pharrell will be one of the characters that will make a cameo in the MyCareer mode for NBA 2K15...

Tech N9ne's super loyal fan base will get the chance to see the Midwest MC this fall as he preps for a 13-date tour that kicks off in San Bernardino, California on October 26. For the first time in his career, Tech N9ne will hit the road with a full band who call themselves the "Band Of Psychos ...

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After a tumultuous summer on the relationship front, Future has announced plans to release a new mixtape next month entitled Monster. Oct 28 #MONSTERtape get ready! http://t.co/YIK0XsSGHS — FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) September 24, 2014 The mixtape will be released on Oct. 28, ...

Buscemi is one of the most high end sneakers in demand. The luxurious silhouette continues to drop some great colorways, and today they introduce us to this beautiful all gold Buscemi 100 mm High Top. The sneaker comes in a shiny gold upper and bottom and is constructed of full grain leather and gold rubber sole, and includes their signature Birkin inspired brass lock...

Yelawolf is back this week with another freestyle over a classic rock song. The Shady Records spitter goes over a version of Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" with the same precision as his previous efforts. This comes on the heels of his new single "Till It's Gone," and only builds more anticipation for his sophomore LP Love Story dropping soon...

Master P has either fallen on hard times--a divorce can certainly hit someone in the pockets something serious--or someone has some dirt on him. Either way, the No Limit Soldier did someone a solid by appearing in a local Louisville, Kentucky law firm's law group ...

Queens native Chinx Drugz has been on a roll this past month. Most recently, he's dropped a track with T-Pain, hopped on French Montana's “Don't Panic” remix, released a video for “Couple Niggas”, and now he's back with a remix for that very song. The remix for “Couple ...