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Say it ain't so? Let's backtrack for a minute. If you remember, Dame Dash coined the term "Culture Vulture" when he verbally annihilated former Def Jam President, Joie Manda. He would then use that same term to go after Lyor Cohen. Now, it appears that his buddy, or former buddy, Jim Jones decided to flip the script and use his own word against him...

While everything seemed peachy at the MTV Video Music Awards, prior to the show, bullets flew, and Suge Knight happened to get caught up in the crossfire. After Suge was shot, there was no immediate evidence to nail the person who committed the crime...

Is T.Dot the new home of hip-hop talent? Well, Raz Fresco shows and proves why he's more than ready to burst onto the scene in his new video, "Cursed Blessings." In addition, check out The Come Up alum savagely showcase his wordplay on his newest project, The Screwface Tape, which is out right now...

DJ Mustard has been gaining a lot of popularity lately. On top of a slew of radio hits, the producer hit the stage last night (Aug. 24) as the house DJ for the 2014 VMAs. Before mixing up a few tracks, MTV News caught up with L.A. native on the red carpet to talk about what to expect and found out some interesting news. ...

Nicki Minaj hasn't always had a passion for rapping. Before becoming a mega star, young Onika Maraj wanted to be a nurse. In this video the pint size "Anaconda" rapper talks about wanting to help people. Her current line of work allows her to help those in need but I doubt it was what the same type of charity work she envisioned as a pre-teen...

Last week, 9th Wonder bolstered his production team, Soul Council, when he reeled Nottz over to his squad. The legendary producer gushed over his recent signing over the phone with XXL earlier, and promised that his newest addition would play an integral role in their mission to "tear the walls down" in hip-hop...

It was hard to miss Nicki Minaj’s opening performance at the VMAs. Aside from the rump shaking during “Anaconda,” the rapper had a wardrobe malfunction when she joined Jessie J and Ariana Grande on the stage for “Bang Bang,” but she claims it wasn’t an accident. According to TMZ the rapper’s d...

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There is no denying the impact that Houston’s screwed and chopped sound has had on hip-hop culture. During the late 1990s, multi-platinum selling rappers such as Mike Jones, Lil Flip, Paul Wall and Slim Thug flooded the rap game with their DJ Screw inspired country rap tunes. Howe...

Brooklyn native and budding NBA star Lance Stephenson is taking his game from Indiana to Charlotte after signing with the Bobcats in the offseason. Along the way, the man known as Born Ready found his rapping chops and dropped a freestyle over Bobby Shmurda's 'Hot N*gga...

The alleged rift between Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea dates back to Nicki's BET Awards speech when the "Anaconda" MC was thought to have thrown a shot at Iggy's success. First, Nicki went on a Twitter rant claiming that she was showing no disrespect towards Azalea...

Lil Wayne, who's in the midst of a cross country tour with Drake, has been named Songwriter Of The Year award at this year's BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. This is not the YMCMB leader's first time at the BMI podium. In 2009 and 2010, he was named Urban Songwriter Of The Year for his work. ...