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With Jeezy on a heavy promo run for his upcoming album, Seen It All, the questions surrounding his relationship wtih Freddie Gibbs have been abundant. Jeezy has not shied away from the questions and claims that he no longer wanted to invest in Gangsta Gibbs because he wasn't seeing a return on the investment. The ...

Saying that Los Angeles is having a good year in music is like saying Nicki Minaj got a little attention for her "Anaconda" cover. LA is racking up some serious wins. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, YG, DJ Mustard and Ty Dolla $ign are all party of a new energy that is coming from the Golden State that's turning into platinum records and sold-out tours...

Adam "Pacman" Jones wants to throw hands with Ludacris. Notorious Cincinnati Bengals cornerback didn't take a Instagram joke by the ATL MC too well. Luda posted a meme yesterday and it contained a picture of Pacman in a neck brace. The post caption was "#nowthatsludicrous...

Usually when someone prefaces a sentence with "all I got," the person is going to mention three objects tops to convey scarcity and desperation to some sort of epic effect. Scarface's "my word and my balls" is an example. Young Chop chants on the hook for "All I Got" that he only has his "money and his music," which is quite a lot if you thought about it...

EarthGang, the ATL collective who we recently featured in The Break, drops a high energy video for "The F Bomb." The standout song off their album, Shallow Graves For Toy, shows them giving a big middle finger to music critics, bloggers, label execs and anyone else who have been sleeping on their movement...

Kanye West is finally going through the legal process after being sued for beating up a member of the paparazzi at LAX last July. TMZ got a hold of Kanye's deposition transcript for the case and it is, in short, absolutely incredible. While go...

Everybody who's seen Do The Right Thing and watched Heath Ledger's Joker knows this theory: Anybody goes crazy if they're put in certain situations and given a nudge. Mick Jenkins' "Jazz" video, directed by Nathan R. Smith, provides another example of that. The v...

During a talk with DJ Whoo Kid before his recent private performance at Webster Hall, Wiz Khalifa found out about Vanilla Ice's less than supportive stance on "Shell Shocked", a song he createed with Ty Dolla $ign and Juicy J for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie...

Interview By Paul Meara Releasing his latest album Kidnapped late last month and even seeing a top 15 placement on Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart with “Raw,” Wara From The NBHD has been getting notice recently. Pretty good for a kid who claims he never wanted to be a rapper. The Atlanta n...

Dusty McFly, who's prepping a new project for later this month, gives hip-hop heads a mid-week goodie with "All Week." Produced by DJ Ready Rob and Kyle Reed, the track rides off a breezy Alexander O'Neal sample that sounds like a Saturday in the summer — like it should've been "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturday Pt. II." The ...

Another classic from the Houston legend.

This could be the best thing on the web. A father makes a rap song with his daughter called "Kickin it wit my daddy" while his six-year-old son records the whole process. It's pretty adorable. Read the YouTube description below and watch the video above...