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It's 2010 in reverse. After LeBron spurned the city of Cleveland with his "Decision" to join the Miami Heat, he gave Pat Riley and Dwayne Wade a dose of their own medicine. Earlier today, LeBron announced his decision to return back to Cleveland and jettisoned his Heat Jersey for his familiar gold and burgundy Cleveland Cavs uniform...

Ciara is excited to become Mrs. Future. The new mother recently opened up to E! News after posing for her the cover Brides magazine about how she fell for her soon-to-be husband, and in the mist broke into tears. “I wasn’t looking at him to look for that part of life,” Ciara told E! News. “This past year...

Fresh off the release of BSB Vol. 4—one of the best mixtapes of 2014 so far—2014 XXL Freshman Troy Ave attended the Bacardi Flavor at the Rucker last night (July 10) and announced that BSB Vol. 5 will be dropping in July. "BSB Vol. 5 dropping in Jul...

Joe Budden and Hollow Da Don will battle it out tomorrow when they take each other on at Total Slaughter. The two stopped by The Breakfast Club before hitting the ring to share how they have prepared for most talked about rap battle showdown...

For this week's Weezy Wednesdays, Lil Wayne dug deep and spoke on his medical history, specifically, his seizures. If you recall, Wayne has had a history of seizures over the past few years. For his new episode, he ventured back in time and spoke on a seizure he had during a Cash Money show, which resulted in him missing a few shows there after...

On a crisp summer Thursday night (July 10) in Harlem at Rucker Park, Bacardi held a special event called Bacardi Flavor at the Rucker. The special guest of the night was 2014 XXL Freshman Troy Ave. The Brooklyn native performed his signature hit "Your Style" to the audience during halftime. Troy Ave...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are a...

French Montana is getting right to work on his sophomore effort, Mac & Cheese 4. After shooting a video for "Don't Panic," French hits the Internet with his latest track. Making numerous references to R&B singers, French is joined by Fab and Wale for "R&B Chicks." The trio'...

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Nicki Minaj is all about promoting her new brand. If you’ve seen her "Pills N Potions" video it’s a guarantee you’ve seen some of her products. The rapper recently teamed up with the Home Shopping Network to promote the launch of her latest product and newest fragrance  Minajesty - Exotic Edition. The YMCMB diva took t...

Game caused shock-waves after he unleashed his record "Bigger Than Me" which was supposedly directed at the new Freshmen class. While he vehemently denied that by saying he recorded the track last August, many people wondered how some of the Freshmen would react to some of his lines...

Is there any crew in the game that has perfected the art of the tag team like Odd Future has? The Golf Wang misfits have boasted subsidiary acts like EarlWolf, The Internet, & MellowHigh - among others, but none of those incarnations features as heavy traction as the duo of Hodgy Beats and Left Brain -- collectively known as MellowHype. Th...