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The true hip-hop heads know MC Eiht is good for more than a guest verse. The Compton legend teams up with the famously Tupac Shakur-affiliated Outlawz for "Shut Em Down," which comes with a Jae Synth-directed video set in Los Angeles, Calif...

Spike Lee is known for creating some of the most epic movies of all time and his love for New York sports teams. Keeping it New York all the way, Lee has connected with headwear company New Era to create a special heritage collection based on the New York Yankees...

It's hard to think of a rapper who would hear Val Venis' intro and think, "This would make a dope sample." Wale would be one. If you thought King Chip and Casey Veggies would be another two, you'd be right. The two sample the chauvinistic intro to "Lipstick on the Blunt," produced by The Sparks Foundation (Emilio Sparks and engineer John Sparkz). ...

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Soulja Boy has money on the mind. After releasing the track, "Big Bank Rolls," yesterday, SB returns with another song dedicated to his love for dead presidents titled "Bands." King Soulja 3 is dropping July 29. Check out "Bands," above...

Eminem and WatchLoud made history at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night (July 12) when they presented the first ever live Pay-Per-View rap battle Total Slaughter. Thanks to much publicity and the show Road To Total Slaughter, the event was able to draw a large crowd including hip-hop legend DJ Kool Herc, Busta Rhymes and former XXL Freshman Mickey Factz...

While Eminem is out in London making history, he's getting help from the new school with Danny Brown and Odd Future serving as the opening acts. For their encore performance last night, Danny Brown brought out A$AP Rocky to perform "1 Train...

Village Voice's 4Knots Music festival is a fantastic experience. Held at South Street Seaport, from 1-8 p.m. fans get to listen to great bands while surrounded by good food, cool games and a beer garden. You can't beat that. The bands for the 4th Annual 4Knots Music Festival were Dinosaur Jr., Ma...

CyHi The Prynce continues running off momentum gained from his well-received February mixtape Black Hystori Project. Yesterday, the Stone Mountain, GA rapper performed at the 10th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in BK along with the likes of Jay Electronica and Jay Z...

From Beyonce teasing pics from the On The Run tour to just about every rapper out enjoying the sun, Instagram was filled with summer fun. Check out what went down on Instagram this week.

"My name is Jay Electronica. And I am hip-hop." Jay Elect's first words upon taking the stage at yesterday's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in Williamsburg were bold yet prophetic, much like his entire career. When Brooklyn Bodega first announced the set times for the festival, with co-headliners Jay Elect and Raekwon each given an hour, the first thought that popped up was, "An hour for

The Rej3ctz rapper Jovan "PeeWee" Clayton will be spending the next four months in jail stemming from charges related to a club theft earlier this year. Clayton, whose crew popularized the infectious Cali dance the "Cat Daddy," recently negotiated a deal with prosecutors that will allow him to plea no contest to receiving stolen property while all other charges will be dropped