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Since the release of his Raw Dope EP last December, up and coming Queens rapper Bryant Dope has been hard at work whipping up his forthcoming project, Raw Dope 2. In April, he dropped the loosy "Field of Dreams." Today he brings forth the first fruits of his efforts dropping the video for the project's first single, "The World's F-cked Up...

Is Brooklyn in the house? Without a doubt. For the 10th straight year, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will take place in BK. This year's headliners will be Raekwon and the illusive Jay Electronica. Pro Era's CJ Fly and CyHi The Prynce will also grace the stage for the event...

Last night Hennessy V.S, 7Thirteen and Swisha House Records presented Houston's "Money Don't Sleep" Listening Suite at Bambou Lounge.  The private celebratory event brought together Houston's growing music industry for a preview of Lil Keke's forthcoming album.  At...

DJ Khaled has changed a lot, literally. After a health scare last November, The We The Best boss has shed a noticeable number of pounds and seems to be in the best space in his career. He might even be following suit with frequent collaborator Lil Wayne by taking up skateboarding in his spare time...

Between label squabbles and lack of a big radio hit, it's been three years since Jeezy dropped an album. But, Da Snowman is finally looking to end his drought and return to his position as hustler's champ with his new project, Seen It All...

Chicago's King Louie has gotten back into the swing of things with the release of his mixtape, Tony, last week. After following up with the video for the project's intro track, "B.O.N.," today, Lou Lou passes out a loose track for the internets that didn't appear on the mixtape, called "F-ck You"...

Hip-hop history was made last night with Eminem becoming the first rap artist to headline London's historic Wembley Stadium. Shady brought along some friends and a surprise guest. Preceded by sets from Odd Future and Danny Brown, Em's 90-minute precedent setting performance featured a surprise appearance from Dr...

According to a Bloomberg report, favored music streaming platform SoundCloud is working on closing prominent deals with some major music labels, like Sony, Universal and Warner. The deal would offer the labels a three to five percent share of the website's earning, in return, an agreement would be put into place so SoundCloud cannot be sued for any copyright violations. ...

Meek Mill has been sentenced to several months in jail for a parole violation. A Philadelphia judge has order Meek Mill - real name Robert Williams - to spend three to six months behind bars. The District Attorney felt his behavior while on parole was questionable...

Hip-hop will be alive and well this summer, as many top artists and superstar rappers will be touring across many cities in North America. Concertgoers will get the most bang for their buck in these shows as most of them are collaborations by two major artists...

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...