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Beyoncé continues to push the needle with her performances. This Sunday, Bey is set to perform at the 2014 VMAs. According to a source in attendance, Beyonce is planning to perform her album Beyonce in just 15 minutes. It is set to be a medley of all the songs with visual components in the background. Be...

Coming off the release of Signed To The Streets 2, Lil Durk releases a loose track for his fans. “Shots Fired” is an exclusive track off DJ Citi’s mixtape The Crib, where the 2014 XXL Freshman addresses all his haters with aggression. Laced with gunsh...

Eminem and Rihanna are the latest celebrities to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness for ALS. Currently on tour, the two mega stars took time out during their show in Shady's hometown of Detroit to participate in the challenge...

There's no slowing down for Young Thug as he continues to push new music to the public. After putting out the second installment of his 1017 Thug mixtape last month, Thugger will follow up with 1017 Thug 3: The Finale soon. Today, he lets loose the first offering from the project with the "Intro (Beast Mode)" featuring locked down comrade, Gucci Mane...

UPDATE:  50 Cent's relentless assault of Floyd Mayweather's reading ability continues. He posted another photo of Mayweather, this time as a warning to the boxer. The caption read, " Champ if you keep calling people about this. I'm not ...

After several setbacks, it finally looks like Chris Brown's highly anticipated album, X, will hit shelves on its now scheduled release date of September 16. Today, the official track list for the long-awaited project hits the Internet. The lengthy LP will contain 21 songs...

Childish Gambino has been in chill mode, new music wise, since releasing his LP Because The Internet late last year. Today, we get a fresh new track where the rapping actor channels his A-Town roots and titles the song after the infamous Decatur fairway "Candler Road...

An alleged murder that took place at Friday's Under The Influence of Music Tour caused a cancellation of last night's scheduled show in Chula Vista, CA. As previously reported, what had been a tour without incident was rocked by violence when a 38-year-old man was shot and killed as Friday's show closed...

UPDATE #3: The Daily Beast reports that new details have emerged. "According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting occurred at approximately 1:37 a.m. inside the nightclub 1OAK at 9039 Sunset Boulevard. Among the victims were two men—Knight, 49, and an unnamed man, 32—and a 19-year-old woman, who was allowed entry to the club despite being underage. The suspect(s) h...

Remy Ma's return to the rap game is getting off to a good start with record labels ready to sign her, new tracks dropping and a mixtape ready to be released in the coming days. Now, she's ready for her close up. Today, we get the "They Don't Love You No More (Remix)" video, Rem's first in over six years...

A recent Under The Influence of Music Tour stop was marred by violence as multiple news outlets are reporting a man was shot and killed while headliner Wiz Khalifa was still performing. Last night (August 22), Wiz and the crew were performing at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA when gunshots reportedly rang out in the middle of Wizzle Man's set...

Stalley might currently be the most unheralded member of Rick Ross' MMG camp, but that could change as the MC releases his debut album. During his recent vlog, the Ohio rapper revealed his inaugural project will be titled, Ohio. "The sound of my current music is intelligent truck music," he said about the vibe of the project...