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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...

J. Cole might be putting out the follow up to his successful sophomore 2013 album Born Sinner, before the year is out. The N.C. MC recently made headlines for showing support for the people of Ferguson by way of music and showing up on location, but behind the scenes, the Roc Nation rapper is knee deep in his third album...

Iggy Azalea has been doing nothing but winning recently, but she caught a slight L when performing during the MTV Video Music Awards benefit concert, last night. The Billboard topping Aussie rapper was performing her hit "Fancy" alongside Charlie XO when a misstep caused her to fall completely off the stage...

Floyd Mayweather's reading skills might not be up to par, but his literacy in getting money is undeniable. The world class boxer's ability to read has come under question in recent days since friend turned foe 50 Cent attempted to out Floyd in a ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge" where dared him to simply read one page out of a Harry Potter book for a $750,000 payout to a charity of his choice.

Say it aint so, Joe. The drama between Joe Budden and his former boo thang continues to get worst for the New Jersey rapper. Earlier today, the New York Police Department announced via their Twitter account Budden is wanted on robbery charges...

Gillie Da Kid has recently made it clear he wants to put grown man hands on Soulja Boy since the two have been trading insults over Twitter. Now, the Philly rapper has upped the ante challenging SB to a catch that fade for a seven figure purse...

With only one song under his belt, the viral hit "Hot N-gga," which led to a deal with Epic Records, not too much is known about neophyte rapper Bobby Shmurda's rhymes. Expect that to change in the coming weeks as other rappers will try to strike while the iron is hot and get the Shmoney dancing rhymer on a track...