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Did you see Janelle Monae in the official video for "Electric Lady" last week? If you didn't shame on you because Ms. Monae was crazy hot in it. The supremely talented singer is one of the most beautiful women on the planet.

With DJ Mustard serving as arguably the hottest producer in hip-hop right now, his services have been needed by damn near everyone. He, alongside A$AP Ferg, will join Skrillex for a 27 date tour starting Sept. 26 in Miami, at Mansion. The tour will end Nov...

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Here's another interesting rumor concerning the "On The Run" couple, Beyonce and Jay Z. According to Yahoo, Beyonce has been meeting up with advisers concerning splitting assets between her and husband. What's ironic about this rumor is that it comes days after Beyonce released her "Flawless" remix with Nicki Minaj, where she sang about the elevator incident and how the couple

The violence in Chicago has been rampant. Common has witnessed the gruesome life in Chi-Town first hand. It appears now that it's in the worst shape that's it ever been.  While he hopes to provide jobs to those in need in Chicago, he's aware that's it's not going to be easy. Dur...

Ludacris isn't a happy camper. Apparently, Luda has beef with Delta after his daughter was left stranded at the airport for four hours because she was too young to fly on her own. According to TMZ, Luda and his daughter Karma were leaving LAX and heading back to Atlanta...

For reasons that doesn't make sense other than to herself, Lil Kim decided to rework "Flawless" to take shots at Nicki Minaj. Her crusade against the Queen of Rap continues with the horn-backed "Identity Theft." Lil Kim took issue with Minaj calling herself the Queen of Rap on the "Flawless" remix...

Ever wonder how long you favorite rapper has been actually rapping for? XXL crafted up a gallery of rappers that have been in the game before they could even buy a beer. Find out if your favorite rapper has been rapping since childhood in "Rappers That Have Been In The Game Since They Were Youngins...

Gillie Da Kid's last video found him posing by a Porsche and rapping about how well he's doing. He's apparently still doing just that somewhere in the distance, because he's nowhere to be seen in "Not To Be Fucked With," a video that doesn't showcase such wealth...

After years of crafting chart topping singles and albums, the duo of producer Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey has officially come to an end. According to Rap-Up, JD has severed ties with the Pop songstress as her manager because of creative differences...

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Though he’ll be behind bars until 2016, at this point it should be crystal clear that nothing is going to stop Radric Davis — better known as Gucci Mane — from delivering quality street music to the masses. After already releasing a plethora of projects this year, Guwop dropped even more heat for his fans on July 28, the same date that the Brick Squad frontman made a Georgia courtroom appearance.