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T.I. is tired of people talking trash about Iggy Azalea. Tip recently expressed his thoughts on the "Fancy" singer's naysayers, saying that if anyone has issues with her, they can take it up with him too. “That pisses me off,” said T.I. “Simply ...

Don't let the Floyd Mayweather madness fool you, 50 Cent does have a soft spot. The rapper recently took an Instagram photo in support of a 20-year-old woman with Down Syndrome who was raped in Florida by a man who received a 31 year sentence as punishment for the crime...

It seems like no matter where Chris Brown goes these days, trouble follows. Now, Breezy is heading back to D.C. for a court appearance to try and finally resolve some trouble stemming from a 2013 assault charge. If you remember correctly, the charge landed Brown in a Virginia jail as he awaited trial and Brown's bodyguard eventually admitting that he was the one who punched 20-year-old college st

One of the more talented talented artists out of the A$AP Mob stable, A$AP Twelvyy always comes correct when he drops music. Though he unearths songs at a slower rate than his A$AP brethren, Twelvyy's street life tales are always worth a listen and his new joint, "Glock Rivers," is no different ...

  UPDATE (Aug. 31 10:00 A.M.) Per Nipsey Hu$$le's Instagram account, the show will go on as scheduled despite the arrest: "LAPD raiding our flagship clothing store...searching it for hours to find nothing. Then Bookin me for 'obstructing an investigation'" "2marrow LA" ------ Fans who are attending the Los Angeles version of the "Made In America Festival" this weeke

DJ Kay Slay keeps the tradition of putting some of the bigger names in hip-hop on tracks together with his new track, "Don't Do It." With Rico Love on the hook, and Frenchie and Joey Crack exchanging bars, the track sticks to the formula of most Kay Slay releases ...

Sheesh, what a way to start the weekend. To celebrate Wiz Khalifa's Blacc Hollywood hitting the top of the Billboard charts, Rose took to Instagram to congratulate her husband. In a mesmerizing 15-second clip, Rose shows off her best asset by twerking for the camera with a painting of Wiz overlooking her and the caption "In honor of my Hubby's #1 Album #blacchollywood #AssDrop." Wiz, yo

Snoop Dogg is the second rapper to try his hand at white face in recent months. Back in March Nick Cannon stirred up controversy while promoting his album White People Party Music when he dressed up as a white guy named Connor Smallnut. That doesn’t seem to be the case for Snoop. The ...

After a few delays, Lil Bibby finally drops his Free Crack 2 mixtape. The tape features the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, T.I., Lil Herb and more. There are also bonus tracks that include his "Water" remix with Jadakiss and Anthony Hamilton...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are a...

9th Wonder and Phonte—two-thirds of the hip-hop group Little Brother—will be honored in their home state of North Carolina soon. North Carolina Central University plans to recognize the producer and rapper along with a list of other alumni for contributions at the second annual Forty Under Forty Awards Gala on Sept. 12. Their alma ...