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Dame Dash has been on a crusade this year, calling out hip-hop executives and figures as "culture vultures." Yesterday, fellow Harlemite, Jim Jones, called out Dame on social media as the real culture vulture and, unsurprisingly, Dame was quick to respond. Dur...

Chicago native Towkio (formerly Tokyo Shawn), a member of the SaveMoney family (a hip-hop collective whose members include Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, and Joey Purp among others) has been doing his thing this year. Back in May, he released a four-song EP entitled Hotchips N Chopstix, completely produced by A Billion Young, and now he's back with a music video for “Eyes”, the first single off of

Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, is one of the most talented men in show business and now the rapper/actor is adding another notch to his belt. Gambino, who grew up a huge Spider-Man fan, will get to live out a childhood dream as the voice of Miles Morales on the new season of Disney XD's animated series Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors...

If you haven't heard of Raury's name yet, you will soon. Hailing from Atlanta, Raury is one of the music industry's rising stars, with his song “God's Whisper”, which he dropped in the Spring, earning him praise from some of even the most discerning listeners. In additio...

Sunday night (Aug. 24), G-Unit released their first cohesive body of work in 7 years and according to Twitter, the project was long overdue. Titled The Beauty Of Independence, the four original members along with new addition, Kidd Kidd, effortlessly provided their soothing street sounds that hip-hop had grown to miss...

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Over the last week, tensions between former best buds 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather have been at an all-time high. It all started when 50 Cent took to Instagram last Thursday (Aug. 21) and made a video calling out Floyd for what 50 took as the champion boxer talking negatively about him during a recent interview with M Live. That same day...

Jenny From The Block gets the woman of the hour on the pop charts to lay bars on her Chris Brown-penned anthem for those with a large posterior. Iggy does her part to give new life to JLo's upbeat club banger with a Pitbull-like flow. Check it out below...

Earlier this month, a brutal video showing a member of the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) beheading American journalist James Foley surfaced on YouTube. After doing due diligence and research, British officials are claiming that an ex-rapper, who went by the name L Jinny or Lyricist Jinny while in London, is under investigation for the murder of Foley ...

Nick and Mariah love the kids like ODB. Even though published reports are saying their marriage is a 'done deal', Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are putting their best foot forward for their children. Cannon and Carey, married in 2008 and reportedly separated since May, were seen at dinner together in NYC on Friday...

Game dissed G-Unit at a recent show and there's video proof. While performing "How We Do," Gam changed the lyrics to his song and said, "Fuck G-Unit, they can suck my dick." Harsh words from the former G-Unit member. G-Unit is currently on a tear, releasing a new project, making their media rounds and doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. G...

With all of the major celebs and artists who were at the VMAs on Sunday, one of music's biggest stars, Drake, was absent for the event. Why? He's currently on the Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour with his label boss Weezy. On Sunday, Drake won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video for “Hold On, We're Going Home” featuring Majid Jordan, and because he was not able to accept the award in person, Drake took the t