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UPDATE: The rumors are true. Check out the official artwork for Kendrick's "I." Kendrick Lamar's last album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was one of the best hip-hop albums in recent memory, so good in fact that there is now a class being taught based on the album...

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You know when you hear rappers discuss why they went broke ten years after they were raking in dough? This is the exact reason why. On his Instagram account yesterday, Waka Flocka Flame announced that he is hiring someone to roll blunts for him for $50,000 a year ...

After a week's worth of speculation, the numbers have finally been released. Lecrae's Anomaly has taken the top spot on this week's chart, edging out another major first-week release, Jhené Aiko's Souled Out. While Aiko's album sales total hit projections, with 71,230 units sold this past week, Lecrae's album surpassed projections that stated that the album would sell around 75,000 to 80,000 in t

The legendary group Public Enemy was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night (Sept. 16). As Def Jam celebrates their 30th anniversary, Chuck D and Flavor Flav performed “Public Enemy No. 1,” from their 1987 release Yo! Bum Rush t...

When you are listening to Allan Kingdom’s music, your first impression may be that he’s your everyday “hipster” rapper, but he’s more than that. Allan Kingdom is your everyday kid who fell in love with the ability of making people happy through music. Music is a form of self-expr...

A major tragedy has struck 50 Cent's family this week, with the passing of his grandmother Beluah Jackson. As is widely known, 50 Cent's father was never a part of his life, and his mother died when Fif was only 8 years old. As a result, the G-Unit rapper was effectively raised by his grandmother in South Jamaica Queens, who also raised several of Fif's cousins...

On Monday (Sept. 15), August Alsina headlined Irving Plaza with Teyana Taylor as part of his Testimony Live Tour. Midway through his performance of "Numb," the 2014 XXL Freshman suddenly collapsed off stage, causing pandaemonium within his fans...

While French Montana might be dealing with the heartache of a recent breakup, that didn't stop him from making new music. Check out his latest single, "Suicide". Previously: Design A Mask For French Montana And Win $500 French Montana Featuring Chinx “Don’t Panic (Remix)” Trina Denies Calling Out French Montanta And Khloe Kardashian On Her New Song “F*ck Love”

It really doesn’t get much better than Ciera Rogers. If someone gave me a chance to build the perfect woman, Ms. Rogers would be the prototype. That’s not a bad blueprint to follow at all.—Nathaniel Mathison

DJ Skee on his newly-launched station, Dash Radio, just dropped a bombshell. Skee revealed that Jay Z and Beyoncé are working on a new joint album. He states that multiple sources have confirmed this and there's no release date for the album as of right now. "The bigge...

Let's revisit Biggie's classic "I Got A Story To Tell" from his musical opus, Life After Death. If you remember, Biggie provided a scintillating narrative about sleeping with a former New York Knicks' player's girlfriend. Biggie never revealed who the player was, but many identified John Starks as the likely culprit...