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Killer Mike has been one of the few outspoken hip-hop artists taking a stance on the events taking place in Ferguson, Mo. and the state of American culture. Earlier this week, Killer Mike joined DJ Envy, Charlamagne and Angela Yee on Power 105.1's ...

In reality, isolated areas lit aflame probably isn't the best place to rap. Flames burn, and there's no one around to assist if such a thing were to happen. They do make for some really dope visuals, however. Boaz's video for "Like This," directed by Matt Meehan, is another example of this. There ar...

Meet the unconventional rapper/singer who is representing a different side of the Atlanta rap scene. Co-signs still matter in hip-hop. And when the most popular rapper in the game right now remixes your song, it’s only inevitable that you are going to blow up. Drak...

Problem's upcoming mixtape, 354: Lift Off, is coming stacked with quite a few freestyles. One of them is over DJ Quik's "Dollaz & Sense" with Childish Gambino. The classic beat is the type you ride along to. The duo does just that with ease, combining confidence and punchlines for a breezy listen. Gambino gets kudo...

The bizarre Joe Budden saga that has seen a domestic abuse allegation, a robbery allegation, a manhunt, Budden turning himself in, and Tweeting from behind prison bars, just took another twist as Budden has formally been charged with robbery and grand larceny by the NYPD...

2014 XXL Freshman Lil Bibby has been on a roll ever since releasing his Free Crack mixtape late last year. Since then, the Chicago native has been hard at work, and is coming out with a followup mixtape entitled Free Crack II, tomorrow (Aug...

Chris Brown once rapped, "I don't fuck with broke bitches."  Young Thug seems to fall along the same line of thinking in his latest cut, "My Bitches Get Money." Again, Thugger's inimitable eccentricities are on display here. Gucci Mane lays do...

Are Hov and Queen Bey tricking us all? That's what Beyonce's father is saying. In light of Beyonce and Jay-Z's picture perfect moment at the VMAs last Sunday, Beyonce's father and former manager, Matthew Knowles, made the claim that the power couple were purposely circulating the rumors of a possible divorce in order to boost ticket sales for their On The Run Tour, a tour which concluded their No

On this day, August 28, in hip-hop history... 2009: DJ AM (Adam Michael Goldstein) was found in his New York City apartment dead at age 36 from an apparent drug overdose. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Goldstein, who took his stage name from the initials of his first and middle name, was a respected member of the DJ community and was hailed for his innovative approach to music...

It looks like Childish Gambino is coming out with a new mixtape. He took to Twitter and Instagram to share the news. gangsta grillz presents: stnmtn/kauai mixtape http://t.co/NrIhfvBcrM — childish gambino (@donaldglover) August 27, 2014   STN MTN appears to stand for Stone Mountain—the place Bino was raised in Georgia—and the bottom half is labeled Kauai, which is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.

Don’t worry about how to pronounce her name just know shorty is fine. When people say, “Caribbean girls do it better”, I’m sure they had this young lady in mind.—Nathaniel Mathison

After being shot prior to the MTV Video Music Awards, Suge Knight has been released from the hospital. The former Death Row frontman was released early Wednesday morning (Aug 27) from Cedars-Sinai hospital around 6 a.m., according to TMZ...